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Rhodesian War, The - A Military History

By: Stackpole Books

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Stackpole Books)


Product Info

Title
Rhodesian War, The - A Military History
Publisher
Category
Author
Paul Moorcraft
Publish Year
2010
Pages
228
Dimensions
6x9x.5"
NKG Part #
2148194290
Type
Softcover

Description

Amid the colonial upheaval of the 1960s, Britain urged its colony in Southern Rhodesia (modern-day Zimbabwe) to grant its black residents a greater role in governing the territory. The white-minority government refused and soon declared its independence, a move bitterly opposed by the black majority. The result was the Rhodesian Bush War, which pitted the government against black nationalist groups, one of which was led by Robert Mugabe. Marked by unspeakable atrocities, the war ended in favor of the nationalists.