TY - BOOK AU - Mutanda,Darlington TI - The Rhodesian Air Force in Zimbabwe's war of liberation, 1966-1980 /Darlington Mutanda SN - 9781476625775 AV - DT2988 .R463 2017 PY - 2017/// CY - Jefferson, North Carolina PB - McFarland and Company, Incorporated, Publishers KW - Southern Rhodesia KW - Rhodesian Air Force KW - History KW - Electronic Books N1 - 2; Background 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; 2; b N2 - "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 UR - httpss://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1421419&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 ER -