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Stapleton Timothy Joseph <1967-> |
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No insignificant part : the Rhodesia Native Regiment and the East Africa Campaign of the First World War / / Tim Stapleton |
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Waterloo, Ont., : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, c2006 |
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1-280-46569-7 |
9786610465699 |
1-55458-134-6 |
1-4237-8559-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (201 p.) |
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World War, 1914-1918 - Regimental histories - Zimbabwe |
World War, 1914-1918 - Participation, African |
World War, 1914-1918 - Blacks - Africa, Southern |
World War, 1914-1918 - Campaigns - Africa, East |
World War, 1914-1918 - Zimbabwe |
Zimbabwe History, Military |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references: p. 177-180. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
NotesBibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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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 |
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