Modern African Wars (1) 1965-80 : Rhodesia (men At Arms Series, 183)
by Peter Abbott /
1986 / English / PDF
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The Rhodesian War of 1965–80 is the battle for control of present
day Zimbabwe. The former British colony of Southern Rhodesia
rejected British moves towards majority rule and on 11 November
1965 the Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith announced his country’s
Unilateral Declaration of Independence from Great Britain. That act
sparked a series of violent encounters between the traditional
colonial army and the African guerilla insurgents of the Patriotic
Front. This book examines the successes and failures of the
counter-insurgency campaign of Smith’s security forces and the
eventual bloody birth of a modern African nation.
The Rhodesian War of 1965–80 is the battle for control of present
day Zimbabwe. The former British colony of Southern Rhodesia
rejected British moves towards majority rule and on 11 November
1965 the Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith announced his country’s
Unilateral Declaration of Independence from Great Britain. That act
sparked a series of violent encounters between the traditional
colonial army and the African guerilla insurgents of the Patriotic
Front. This book examines the successes and failures of the
counter-insurgency campaign of Smith’s security forces and the
eventual bloody birth of a modern African nation.
