Where civil blood made soldiers hands unclean; rethinking, war-time coercion in rural Rhodesia: reflections on the Chivi experience 1976-1980
The Rhodesian Security Forces and ZANLA guerrillas operating in Chivi had to win the war! It mattered little to them whether this goal was to be achieved by means fair or foal, and as the war progressed, the problem was aggravated by their ever increasing numbers in the battlefield. With more emphas...
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| description | The Rhodesian Security Forces and ZANLA guerrillas operating in Chivi had to win the war! It mattered little to them whether this goal was to be achieved by means fair or foal, and as the war progressed, the problem was aggravated by their ever increasing numbers in the battlefield. With more emphasis being placed on quantity rather than quality, in recruitment as well as training, the calibre of the forces on both sides of the battlefront deteriorated rapidly as well. This corresponded directly with the deterioration of relations between the combatants themselves and the civilian population at large. |
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| spelling | ir-11408-14512022-06-27T13:49:07Z Where civil blood made soldiers hands unclean; rethinking, war-time coercion in rural Rhodesia: reflections on the Chivi experience 1976-1980 Mazarire, Gerald C. Zimbabwe Liberation war Rhodesian Security Forces ZANLA The Rhodesian Security Forces and ZANLA guerrillas operating in Chivi had to win the war! It mattered little to them whether this goal was to be achieved by means fair or foal, and as the war progressed, the problem was aggravated by their ever increasing numbers in the battlefield. With more emphasis being placed on quantity rather than quality, in recruitment as well as training, the calibre of the forces on both sides of the battlefront deteriorated rapidly as well. This corresponded directly with the deterioration of relations between the combatants themselves and the civilian population at large. 2016-05-23T08:02:28Z 2016-05-23T08:02:28Z 2000 Article http://hdl.handle.net/11408/1451 en Journal of African Conflict and Development;Vol.1, No. 1 open |
| spellingShingle | Zimbabwe Liberation war Rhodesian Security Forces ZANLA Mazarire, Gerald C. Where civil blood made soldiers hands unclean; rethinking, war-time coercion in rural Rhodesia: reflections on the Chivi experience 1976-1980 |
| title | Where civil blood made soldiers hands unclean; rethinking, war-time coercion in rural Rhodesia: reflections on the Chivi experience 1976-1980 |
| title_full | Where civil blood made soldiers hands unclean; rethinking, war-time coercion in rural Rhodesia: reflections on the Chivi experience 1976-1980 |
| title_fullStr | Where civil blood made soldiers hands unclean; rethinking, war-time coercion in rural Rhodesia: reflections on the Chivi experience 1976-1980 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Where civil blood made soldiers hands unclean; rethinking, war-time coercion in rural Rhodesia: reflections on the Chivi experience 1976-1980 |
| title_short | Where civil blood made soldiers hands unclean; rethinking, war-time coercion in rural Rhodesia: reflections on the Chivi experience 1976-1980 |
| title_sort | where civil blood made soldiers hands unclean; rethinking, war-time coercion in rural rhodesia: reflections on the chivi experience 1976-1980 |
| topic | Zimbabwe Liberation war Rhodesian Security Forces ZANLA |
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