LEADER 03729nam 2200793Ia 450 001 9910811117103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-46569-7 010 $a9786610465699 010 $a1-55458-134-6 010 $a1-4237-8559-2 024 7 $a10.51644/9781554581344 035 $a(CKB)1000000000247063 035 $a(EBL)685912 035 $a(OCoLC)753479596 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000211554 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11174589 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000211554 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10310989 035 $a(PQKB)11644595 035 $a(CaBNvSL)slc00204553 035 $a(CaPaEBR)407365 035 $a(OCoLC)244768998 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse14768 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL685912 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10125990 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL46569 035 $a(VaAlCD)20.500.12592/whvvsx 035 $a(schport)gibson_crkn/2009-12-01/3/407365 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC685912 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3259453 035 $a(DE-B1597)667844 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781554581344 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000247063 100 $a20060302d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aNo insignificant part $ethe Rhodesia Native Regiment and the East Africa Campaign of the First World War /$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 $aWorld War, 1914-1918$xBlacks$zAfrica, Southern 606 $aWorld War, 1914-1918$xCampaigns$zAfrica, East 606 $aWorld War, 1914-1918$zZimbabwe 607 $aZimbabwe$xHistory, Military 615 0$aWorld War, 1914-1918$xRegimental histories 615 0$aWorld War, 1914-1918$xParticipation, African. 615 0$aWorld War, 1914-1918$xBlacks 615 0$aWorld War, 1914-1918$xCampaigns 615 0$aWorld War, 1914-1918 676 $a940.4/12689 700 $aStapleton$b Timothy Joseph$f1967-$01611324 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910811117103321 996 $aNo insignificant part$94032275 997 $aUNINA