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1 online resource (xii, 188 pages) : illustrations |
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CEL - Canadian Publishers Collection
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; List of Terms; Introduction; 1. Setting the Stage: Colonialism and Zimbabwe: The First World War and Africa; 2. Africans in Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) and the First World War; 3. Soldiers in the Rhodesia Native Regiment: Their Profile and Daily Life; 4. The Road to Songea; 5. The Sieges of Malangali and Songea; 6. The Siege of Kitanda; 7. Disaster at St. Moritz; 8. Mpepo: The Place of Winds; 9. Portuguese East Africa; 10. Demobilization and Life after the War; Conclusion; Appendix: Short Biographies of Some African RNR Soldiers |
| Summary |
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 key engagements o |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-180) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Great Britain. Army. Rhodesia Native Regiment. nli |
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Regimental histories -- Zimbabwe
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, African
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Black people -- Africa, Southern
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Africa, East
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Zimbabwe
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HISTORY -- Military -- World War I.
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Black people
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Military campaigns
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Military participation -- African
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Regimental histories
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Regimental histories -- Zimbabwe.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, African.
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World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Africa, East.
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Zimbabwe -- History, Military.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85149817
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Africa, East
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Southern Africa
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Zimbabwe
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Zimbabwe -- History, Military.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Military history
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
1423785592 |
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9781423785590 |
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0889204985 |
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9780889204980 |
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9781554581344 |
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1554581346 |
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