the story of the northern rhodesia regiment
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Page : 204 pages
File Size : 41,78 MB
Release : 1954
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Page : 204 pages
File Size : 41,78 MB
Release : 1954
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Author : Peter Baxter
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Page : 614 pages
File Size : 25,24 MB
Release : 2014-04-01
Category : World War, 1914-1918
ISBN : 9781920143893
As the 19th century and Queen Victoria's long reign drew to a close, volunteer squadrons of the Rhodesia regiment, recruited by Colonel Baden-Powell, were positioned along the border with Bechuanaland, to defend Rhodesia against Boer aggression. In 1914 Rhodesians again rallied to the Crown with the formation of two battalions of the Rhodesia Regiment to counter the German presence in South West and East Africa. Shortly after, many volunteered to join the Allied forces on the Western Front. During the Second World War the indomitable combat prowess and leadership talents of Rhodesia Regiment volunteers were strongly evident in many theatres, including North Africa, Somaliland, the Middle East, Italy, the Adriatic, Western Europe and South East Asia. In 1947 the Crown bestowed the ultimate accolade, with the title 'Royal' prefixed to the regiment. Through the 1950s and '60s, the experiences of Rhodesians in successive areas of conflict-Malaya, Suez, Aden and Nyasaland-significantly enhanced aspects of Rhodesia's territorial army, particularly with regard to counter-insurgency warfare. Conscription ensured combat-readiness for the growing number of battalions and independent companies established throughout the country, providing a solid basis for the regiment to play a vital role in countering the ZANLA/ZIPRA guerrilla insurgencies of the 1960s and '70s.
Author : Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck
Publisher : Ravenio Books
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 42,80 MB
Release : 2013-03-05
Category : History
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Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck (20 March 1870 – 9 March 1964) was a general in the Imperial German Army and the commander of its forces in the German East Africa campaign. For four years, with a force that never exceeded about 14,000 (3,000 Germans and 11,000 Africans), he held in check a much larger force of 300,000 British, Belgian, and Portuguese troops. Essentially undefeated in the field, von Lettow-Vorbeck was the only German commander to successfully invade imperial British soil during World War I. His exploits in the campaign have come down "as the greatest single guerrilla operation in history, and the most successful." [Source: Wikipedia]
Author : Edmund James Yorke
Publisher : Springer
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 13,2 MB
Release : 2016-01-12
Category : History
ISBN : 1137435798
An insightful account of the devastating impact of the Great War, upon the already fragile British colonial African state of Northern Rhodesia. Deploying extensive archival and rare evidence from surviving African veterans, it investigates African resistance at this time.
Author : T. B. Wright (Colonel.)
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Page : 470 pages
File Size : 38,44 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Civil service, Colonial
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Author : Great Britain. Colonial Office
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Page : 720 pages
File Size : 38,3 MB
Release : 1946
Category : Rhodesia and Nyasaland
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Author : Bond, Mick
Publisher : Bookworld Publishers
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 39,46 MB
Release : 2014-10-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9982240900
The birth of a new nation is an exciting time. Mick Bond spent the years 1962-73 as a District Officer and a District Commissioner, actively participating in the demise of the colonial regime and then as a civil servant in independent Zambia. This detailed account of his life and work includes the daily routine of a colonial officer, his personal experiences of the 1964 Lumpa conflict and his involvement in the elections of 1962, 1964, and 1968.
Author : Alastair MacKenzie
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 34,93 MB
Release : 2011-10-30
Category : History
ISBN : 0857721011
The exploits of the British Army's elite 22nd Special Air Service Regiment - the regiment of the SAS that forms part of the Regular army - are shrouded in mystery and myths abound about its members. But what is the truth behind the public facade of clinical professionalism? How has such a small regiment attracted so many weighty legends? And what is the purpose of the SAS in the 21st century? "Special Force" provides an original and unusually critical overview of the activities of the SAS from the Malayan Emergency of 1950 to the present day. In the context of a detailed and often controversial analysis of the post-war activities of the Regiment, MacKenzie establishes that the Regiment's almost legendary professional competence is often not backed up by reality. Far from being part of a structured deployment of strategic military assets, MacKenzie argues that the use of the SAS in recent years has been primarily driven by the 'entrepreneurial' actions of a few SAS commanding officers. "Special Force" not only offers a revelatory history of the SAS in the modern period, it is also a disturbing expose of the truth behind the myth. It will be essential reading for anyone with an interest in the British military - past, present and future.
Author : William Vernon Brelsford
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Page : 196 pages
File Size : 38,7 MB
Release : 1954
Category : World War, 1914-1918
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Author : William Vernon Brelsford
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Page : 134 pages
File Size : 37,52 MB
Release : 1990-01
Category : World War, 1914-1918
ISBN : 9780946995837