| Description |
1 online resource |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Summary |
"This book evaluates the development of the Rhodesian Air Force during the Second Chimurenga or Bush War (1966-1979). The Rhodesian Air Force was deployed in a war-winning versus a supporting role as a result of the shortage of manpower to deal with insurgency. Almost all units of the Rhodesian Security Forces depended on its tactical effectiveness"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Background to the liberation war in Zimbabwe -- Conceptualizing the development of air power as a war asset -- The establishment of the Rhodesian Air Force -- The development of the Air Force during the interwar period -- The impact of the Rhodesian Air Force during the Second Chimurenga -- Guerrilla counterstrategies to RHAF operations -- Challenges faced by the Rhodesian Air Force during the Second Chimurenga -- Challenging "air supremacy" from outside : analyzing the feasibility of ZPRA's conventional plan -- The effects of civilian bombing on guerrilla strategy -- The significance of air power in guerrilla warfare : an analysis. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Southern Rhodesia. Rhodesian Air Force -- History.
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Southern Rhodesia. Rhodesian Air Force. |
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History. |
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Zimbabwe -- History -- Chimurenga War, 1966-1980 -- Aerial operations.
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Zimbabwe -- History -- Chimurenga War, 1966-1980.
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Zimbabwe -- History, Military -- 1965-1980.
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Zimbabwe. |
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History, Military. |
| Chronological Term |
1965-1980 |
| Subject |
Zimbabwe -- History -- 1965-1980.
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HISTORY -- Africa -- South -- General. |
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HISTORY -- Africa -- South -- Republic of South Africa. |
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Military operations, Aerial. |
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Chimurenga War (Zimbabwe : 1966-1980) |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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Military history.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Mutanda, Darlington. Rhodesian Air Force in Zimbabwe's War of Liberation, 1966-1980. Jefferson NC : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, ©2016 9781476666204 |
| ISBN |
9781476625775 (electronic book) |
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1476625778 (electronic book) |
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9781476666204 (softcover ; alkaline paper) |
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1476666202 (softcover ; alkaline paper) |
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