The Rhodesian Air Force in Zimbabwe's War of Liberation, 1966-1980 (Paperback)

Contributing to the debate about the role of airpower in guerrilla warfare, this book evaluates the development of the Rhodesian Air Force during the Second Chimurenga or Bush War (1966-1979). Airpower in irregular conflict is primarily 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-some of them filled with untrained civilians-largely negated the success of airpower.

General

Imprint:	McFarland & Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2016
Authors:	Darlington Mutanda
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	230
ISBN-13:	978-1-4766-6620-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Air forces & warfare Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > African history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Promotions
LSN:	1-4766-6620-2
Barcode:	9781476666204

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