| The Rhodesian Air Force in Zimbabwe's War of Liberation, 1966-1980 Contributor(s): Mutanda, Darlington (Author) |
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ISBN: 1476666202 ISBN-13: 9781476666204 Publisher: McFarland & Company OUR PRICE: $39.55 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Wars & Conflicts (other) - History | Military - Aviation - History | Africa - South - General |
| Dewey: 968.910 |
| LCCN: 2016046440 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 9" (0.75 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1960's - Chronological Period - 1970's - Chronological Period - 1980's - Cultural Region - Southern Africa |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book evaluates the development of the Rhodesian Air Force during the Second Chimurenga or Bush War (1966-1980). Airpower in irregular conflict is effective at the tactical level because guerrilla warfare is not a purely military conflict. 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, and almost all units of the Rhodesian Security Forces depended on its tactical effectiveness. Technical challenges faced by the Air Force, combined with the rate of guerrilla infiltration and the misuse of airpower to bomb guerrilla bases in neighboring countries largely negated the success of airpower. |
