Fighting and Writing
The Rhodesian Army at War and Postwar
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Luise White is Professor Emerita of History at the University of Florida and the author of several books, most recently Unpopular Sovereignty: Rhodesian Independence and African Decolonization.
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Acknowledgments vii
Place-Names, Currency, and Acronyms xi
1. Zimbabwe's Liberation Struggle and Rhodesia's Bush War: Locating Its History 1
2. "Blood and Ink": Memoirs, Authors, Histories 31
3. "Your Shona Is Better Than Mine!" Pseudo Gangs, Blacking Up, and the Pleasures of Counterinsurgency 59
4. "Each Footprint Tells a Story": Tracking and Poaching in the Rhodesian Army 83
5. "There Is No Copyright on Facts": Ron Reid-Daly, Authorship, and the Transkei Defence Force 109
6. "Every Self-Respecting Terrorist Has an AK-47": Guerrilla Weapons and Rhodesian Imaginations 121
7. "A Plastic Bag full of Cholera": Rhodesia and Chemical and Biological Weapons 141
8. "Will Travel Worldwide. You Pay Expenses": Foreign Soldiers in the Rhodesian Army 167
9. "What Interests Do You Have?": Security Force Auxiliaries and the Limits of Counterinsurgency 197
Conclusions 222
Notes 227
Bibliography 261
Index 281
Place-Names, Currency, and Acronyms xi
1. Zimbabwe's Liberation Struggle and Rhodesia's Bush War: Locating Its History 1
2. "Blood and Ink": Memoirs, Authors, Histories 31
3. "Your Shona Is Better Than Mine!" Pseudo Gangs, Blacking Up, and the Pleasures of Counterinsurgency 59
4. "Each Footprint Tells a Story": Tracking and Poaching in the Rhodesian Army 83
5. "There Is No Copyright on Facts": Ron Reid-Daly, Authorship, and the Transkei Defence Force 109
6. "Every Self-Respecting Terrorist Has an AK-47": Guerrilla Weapons and Rhodesian Imaginations 121
7. "A Plastic Bag full of Cholera": Rhodesia and Chemical and Biological Weapons 141
8. "Will Travel Worldwide. You Pay Expenses": Foreign Soldiers in the Rhodesian Army 167
9. "What Interests Do You Have?": Security Force Auxiliaries and the Limits of Counterinsurgency 197
Conclusions 222
Notes 227
Bibliography 261
Index 281
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Paper ISBN:
978-1-4780-1172-9 /
Hardcover ISBN:
978-1-4780-1062-3 /
eISBN:
978-1-4780-2128-5 /
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1215/9781478021285
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