Soldiers in Zimbabwe's liberation war

Zimbabwe's Liberation War began with incursions by tiny guerrilla groups and then gathered strength until the white settler regime was forced to negotiate a settlement in 1980. This book looks at the realities of that war and its aftermath, rather than at the comfortable myths and legends. Both heroic and terrible deeds are recorded here, both idealistic hopes and cynical compromises. This collection is centered on ordinary soldiers and people who sacrificed their lives to achieve advances and victories, as well as those who suffered the consequences of retreats and defeat. It is history told and experienced by the soldiers themselves, not the "official" and "authorized" accounts of leaders and politicians. Various authors compare strategies used by the main players--ZIPRA, ZIPA, ZANLA, and the Rhodesian Forces. They discusses the Nhari rebellion and the March 11 Movement, the Fifth Brigade and the "dissidents." The volume examines the integration of the armies after 1980, the politics of creating war heroes, and life after the war for ex-combatants.

These two companion volumes on Soldiers and Society give new perspectives on Zimbabwe's liberation struggle. This work is an attempt to look at some of the realities of Zimbabwe's liberation war and at what happened afterwards, rather than at the comfortable myths. Both heroic and terrible deeds are recorded. Zimbabwe: University of Zimbabwe Publications

• ZIPRA, Dumiso Dabengwa
• recruitment in ZANLA, Josia Tungamirai
• ZAPU military strategy, Jeremy Brickhill
• the Zimbabwe's People's Army, David Moore
• guerrilla-civilian relations - contrasts with Namibia's war, Norma Kriger
• Rhodesian security and intelligence, H. Ellert
• Zimbabwean Liberation Army, Abiodun Alao
• life after war for four ex-combatants, Teresa Barnes
• healing and history - the Mafela trust, Jeremy Brickhill.

This work is an attempt to look at some of the realities of Zimbabwe's liberation war and at what happened afterwards, rather than at the comfortable myths. Both heroic and terrible deeds are recorded. Zimbabwe: University of Zimbabwe Publications

• ZIPRA, Dumiso Dabengwa
• recruitment in ZANLA, Josia Tungamirai
• ZAPU military strategy, Jeremy Brickhill
• the Zimbabwe's People's Army, David Moore
• guerrilla-civilian relations - contrasts with Namibia's war, Norma Kriger
• Rhodesian security and intelligence, H. Ellert
• Zimbabwean Liberation Army, Abiodun Alao
• life after war for four ex-combatants, Teresa Barnes
• healing and history - the Mafela trust, Jeremy Brickhill.