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200 10$aNo insignificant part$b[electronic resource] $ethe Rhodesia Native Regiment and the East Africa Campaign of the First World War /$fTim Stapleton
210   $aWaterloo, Ont. $cWilfrid Laurier University Press$dc2006
215   $a1 online resource (201 p.)
300   $aIncludes index.
311   $a0-88920-498-5 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references: p. 177-180.
327   $aCover; 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
327   $aNotesBibliography; Index
330   $aNo 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
606   $aWorld War, 1914-1918$xRegimental histories$zZimbabwe
606   $aWorld War, 1914-1918$xParticipation, African
606   $aWorld War, 1914-1918$xBlack people$zAfrica, Southern
606   $aWorld War, 1914-1918$xCampaigns$zAfrica, East
606   $aWorld War, 1914-1918$zZimbabwe
607   $aZimbabwe$xHistory, Military
608   $aElectronic books.
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615  0$aWorld War, 1914-1918$xParticipation, African.
615  0$aWorld War, 1914-1918$xBlack people
615  0$aWorld War, 1914-1918$xCampaigns
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700   $aStapleton$b Timothy Joseph$f1967-$0940635
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