LEADER 02347nam 2200409 450 001 9910150296503321 005 20230810001248.0 010 $a1-4766-6620-2 010 $a1-4766-2577-8 035 $a(CKB)3710000000932678 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4740900 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000932678 100 $a20161125h20172017 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Rhodesian Air Force in Zimbabwe's war of liberation, 1966/1980 /$fDarlington Mutanda 210 1$aJefferson, North Carolina :$cMcFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,$d2017. 210 4$dİ2017 215 $a1 online resource (239 pages) $cillustrations, tables 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aBackground to the liberation war in Zimbabwe -- Conceptualizing the development of air power as a war asset -- The establishment of the Rhodesian Air Force -- The development of the Air Force during the interwar period -- The impact of the Rhodesian Air Force during the Second Chimurenga -- Guerrilla counterstrategies to RHAF operations -- Challenges faced by the Rhodesian Air Force during the Second Chimurenga -- Challenging "air supremacy" from outside : analyzing the feasibility of ZPRA's conventional plan -- The effects of civilian bombing on guerrilla strategy -- The significance of air power in guerrilla warfare : an analysis. 330 $a"This book evaluates the development of the Rhodesian Air Force during the Second Chimurenga or Bush War (1966-1979). 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. Almost all units of the Rhodesian Security Forces depended on its tactical effectiveness"--Provided by publisher. 607 $aZimbabwe$xHistory$yChimurenga War, 1966-1980$xAerial operations 607 $aZimbabwe$xHistory$yChimurenga War, 1966-1980 607 $aZimbabwe$xHistory, Military$y1965-1980 676 $a968.9104 700 $aMutanda$b Darlington$f1985-$01245569 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910150296503321 996 $aThe Rhodesian Air Force in Zimbabwe's war of liberation, 1966$92888720 997 $aUNINA