Fighting for Time: Rhodesia's Military and Zimbabwe's Independence
- ISBN-10
- 1952715075
- ISBN-13
- 9781952715075
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 353
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-02-05
- Publisher
- Casemate Academic
- Author
- Charles D. Melson
Description
This military study examines the evolution of the Rhodesian armed services during the complex conflicts of the Cold War era. Through the 1960s and 1970s, Africa endured a series of conflicts involving Rhodesia, South Africa, and Portugal in conflict with the Frontline States. The Cold War brought outside influences, including American interest at the diplomatic, economic, and social level. In Fighting for Time, military historian Charles D. Melson sheds new light on this complex and consequential period through analysis of the Rhodesian military. Drawing on a wealth of primary sources, Melson examines the Rhodesian military’s evolution into a special operations force conducting intelligence-driven operations. Along the way, he identifies key lessons to be learned from this low-intensity conflict at the level of “tactics, techniques, and procedures.” Melson looks closely at the military response to the emerging revolutionary threat and the development of general and special-purpose units. He addresses the critical use of airpower as a force multiplier supporting civil, police, and army efforts ranging from internal security and border control to internal and external combat operations; the necessity of full-time joint command structures; and the escalation of cross-border attacks and unconventional responses as the conflict evolved.
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- 2006-08-17
- 368 pages
- Paperback
- Russell Sage Foundation
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- 2004-08-11
- 368 pages
- Ebook
- Russell Sage Foundation
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