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Making use of archival documents, period newspapers, and oral interviews, 'African Police and Soldiers in Colonial Zimbabwe, 1923-80' examines the ambiguous experience of black security personnel, police, and soldiers in white-ruled Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) from 1923 through independence and majority rule in 1980. Across the continent, European colonial rule could not have been maintained without African participation in the police and army. In Southern Rhodesia, lack of white manpower meant that despite fear of mutiny, blacks played an increasingly prominent role in law enforcement and military operations and from World War II constituted a strong majority within the regular security forces. Despite danger, Africans volunteered for the police and army during colonial rule for a variety of reasons, including the prestige of wearing a uniform, the possibility of excitement, family traditions, material considerations, and patriotism. As black police and soldiers were called upon to perform more specialized tasks, they acquired greater education and some - particularly African police - became part of the emerging westernized African middle class. After retirement, career African police and soldiers often continued to work in the security field, some becoming prominent entrepreneurs or commercial farmers, and generally composed a conservative, loyalist element in African society that the government eventually mobilized to counter the growth of African nationalism. Tim Stapleton here mines rich archival sources to clarify the complicated dynamic and legacy of black military personal who served during colonial rule in present-day Zimbabwe. Timothy Stapleton is Professor of history at Trent University in Ontario.

Police, Black --- Soldiers, Black --- Internal security --- Policiers noirs --- Militaires noirs --- Sûreté de l'Etat --- History --- Social conditions --- Histoire --- Conditions sociales --- British South Africa Police --- Zimbabwe --- Great Britain --- Grande-Bretagne --- History, Military --- Colonies --- Administration. --- Histoire militaire --- Administration --- #SBIB:39A73 --- #SBIB:39A11 --- #SBIB:35H141 --- Security, Internal --- Insurgency --- Subversive activities --- Black soldiers --- Negro soldiers --- Negroes as soldiers --- Blacks --- Black police --- Negro policemen --- Social conditions. --- Etnografie: Afrika --- Antropologie : socio-politieke structuren en relaties --- Bijzondere korpsen: politie en rijkswacht --- BSAP --- Zimbabwe Republic Police --- History. --- Sûreté de l'Etat --- An tSiombáib --- Cimbabue --- Dēmokratia tēs Zimpampoue --- Government of Zimbabwe --- GOZ (Zimbabwe) --- Jinbabue --- Poblachd Shiombabue --- Repubblica dello Zimbabwe --- Republic of Zimbabwe --- República de Zimbabue --- Republika Zimbabve --- Simbabve --- Simbabwe --- Siombabue --- Yn Çhimbabwe --- Zimbabhue --- Zimbabua --- Zimbabue --- Zimbabvah --- Zimbabve --- Zimbabṿeh --- Zimbabves Republika --- Zīmbābvih --- Zimbabvo --- Zimbabweh --- Zimpampoue --- Ζιμπάμπουε --- Δημοκρατία της Ζιμπάμπουε --- Република Зимбабве --- Зимбабуе --- Зимбабве --- Зімбабве --- זימבבואה --- זימבבווה --- زيمبابوه --- ジンバブエ --- Southern Rhodesia --- Black people --- African participation. --- Army. --- Black security force personnel. --- Colonial Southern Rhodesia. --- Independence. --- Industrial disputes. --- Majority rule. --- Police.

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No Insignificant Part: The Rhodesia Native Regiment and the East Africa Campaign of the First World War is the first history of the only primarily African military unit from Zimbabwe to fight in the First World War. Recruited from the migrant labour network, most African soldiers in the RNR were originally miners or farm workers from what are now Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, and Malawi. Like others across the world, they joined the army for a variety of reason, chief among them a desire to escape low pay and horrible working conditions. The RNR participated in some of the

Guerre mondiale, 1914-1918 --- World War, 1914-1918 --- European War, 1914-1918 --- First World War, 1914-1918 --- Great War, 1914-1918 --- World War 1, 1914-1918 --- World War I, 1914-1918 --- World War One, 1914-1918 --- WW I (World War, 1914-1918) --- WWI (World War, 1914-1918) --- History, Modern --- Campagnes et batailles --- Noirs --- Participation africaine. --- Histoire des unites --- Campaigns --- Blacks --- Participation, African. --- Regimental histories --- Grande-Bretagne. --- Great Britain. --- Zimbabwe --- Histoire militaire. --- History, Military. --- Black people

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Explores the history of Britain's colonial army in West Africa, especially the experiences of ordinary soldiers recruited in the region.

Soldiers, Black --- Social conditions --- Black soldiers --- Negro soldiers --- Negroes as soldiers --- Black people --- Great Britain. --- History. --- Military life. --- W.A.F.F. --- WAFF --- WAC --- African soldiers. --- Britain's colonial army. --- British command. --- Sub-Saharan Africa. --- West Africa. --- West African Soldiers. --- West African history. --- colonial military. --- colonial rule. --- cultural history. --- history. --- identity. --- military history. --- ordinary soldiers.

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A detailed and thorough chronological overview of the history of warfare and military structures in Africa, covering ancient times to the present day.

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