Book contents
- Black Soldiers in the Rhodesian Army
- African Studies Series
- Black Soldiers in the Rhodesian Army
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Creation of Black Rhodesian Soldiers’ Regimental Loyalties
- 3 ‘The Rhodesian Army Was the Best in Everything’
- 4 Racism and Soldierly Loyalty During the War
- 5 The Impact of the War upon Soldierly Loyalties
- 6 ‘They Just Follow the Government of the Day’
- 7 A New ‘Government of the Day’ Dawns
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- African Studies Series
Conclusion
The Loyalties of Professionals
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 01 February 2024
- Black Soldiers in the Rhodesian Army
- African Studies Series
- Black Soldiers in the Rhodesian Army
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Creation of Black Rhodesian Soldiers’ Regimental Loyalties
- 3 ‘The Rhodesian Army Was the Best in Everything’
- 4 Racism and Soldierly Loyalty During the War
- 5 The Impact of the War upon Soldierly Loyalties
- 6 ‘They Just Follow the Government of the Day’
- 7 A New ‘Government of the Day’ Dawns
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- African Studies Series
Summary
This book has contributed to a new understanding of the loyalties of black Rhodesian soldiers during the era spanning the terminal years of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Zimbabwe’s war of liberation, and the tumultuous first two years of independence from 1980. That these black soldiers fought for white-minority rule in Rhodesia appears, superficially, both paradoxical and extraordinary, and it has led to their characterisation as supporters of the RF, mercenaries, or ‘sell-outs’ in neo-Rhodesian and nationalist literatures.
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- Black Soldiers in the Rhodesian ArmyColonialism, Professionalism, and Race, pp. 249 - 259Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024