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Names, Currency, and Acronyms
PLACE- NAMES, CURRENCY, AND ACRONYMS The convention of historical writing of the country this book is about is to include a list of place- names in the front matter, with Rhodesian names on one side and the Zimbabwean names on the other. I will not do that here. The country I write about had four names between 1960 and 1980; what these were and how they changed are discussed at the start of the first chap- ter. I avoid such lists because of my concerns about a notion of before- and- after in history: a list of place-n ames and their changes suggests a too pat transformation from colony to nation, from bad to good, from minority to majority rule. Such a list also suggests that transitions are instantaneous, that a threshold has been crossed. For the reco rd, however, Rhodesia be- came Southern Rhodesia from mid- December 1979 to April 1980, when it became Zimbabwe. Salisbury, the capital, became Harare only in 1982. More common and never part of any list has been the tendency to use “Rhodesian” to mean white and “Zimbabwean” to mean African. I have tried to avoid this as often as I could throughout this book. With the breakup of the Central African Federation, Rhodesia named its currency the pound (£). Cast out of the sterling zone shortly a fter the Unilateral Declaration of In de pen dence (udi), Rhodesia valued its pound at US$2. In 1970, Rhodesia adopted the dollar as its currency. It was de- signed to be valued at half a British pound and between 1970 and 1980 hovered at about US$1.50. -
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Since the middle of the twentieth century Africa, and Sub-Saharan Africa in particular, has been dogged by war and its ever present partners; conquest, famine and death. Much debate can be, and is, had about who or what is to blame for this sorry state of affairs, and what is certain is that there are no shortage of political commentators who are all too happy to tell you their theories. In B’Maso I have attempted, but not always succeeded, to avoid any such postulating. Instead of politics, what the gamer will find inside is lots of information that will, I hope, allow him to refight a selection of African wars, stretching from the 1950s up to the 1990s across thousands of miles and hundreds of cultures. There are rule changes and additions that will help the gamer produce games that capture the feel of the various conflicts – some generic to Africa, others specific to one conflict. As will be seen, so much of the fighting in Africa was, in effect, the embodiment of the cold war fought by proxies. This can mean that all sorts of weird and wonderful equipment can turn up, from pre-WWII armoured trucks to the most modern technology. In many places it is impossible to provide detailed orders of battle, as formations operated on an entirely ad hoc basis, using anything that they could lay their hands on. What we have done throughout, however, is provide information on organisational structures and equipment that was used by the various nations, factions, tribes and groups. -
November 2020
KNEWSLETTTER IN A KNUTSHELL 4 State of the Confusion 4 5160 Club 4 Mystery Knife 4 What Wood is That 4 Knife Maker Story 4 Little Dinky Knife 4 No meetings for awhile Our international membership is happily involved with “Anything that goes ‘cut’!” November 2020 The Oregon Knife Collectors Association The OKCA Board The future of the OKCA In these pandemic times, we need to take a hard look at the future of the OKCA. Without the incentive of upcoming Shows, we need to look at how many members will stick with us as members. Our membership will dictate how we stay together in the next year. We will continue with the Facebook page, the website and Knewslettter; we will even offer our annual Club knife. However, without the interest of the membership, the Club could fold and quit. The 2021 April Show is fighting against a pandemic disease and governmental directives, which are to less than half the funds required to pay for the advertising, resulting in table sales reduction, membership reduction and liability insurance, room rent and supplies. It also means that crowd reduction: a financial disaster. Any dip in any of these many table-holders of past Shows would not get a table. Who makes for no organization, no Knewslettter, or no Show. do we cut out? We must also balance this with the reduced gate Awe nuts receipts. Any financial cut backs could be disastrous. We have had a barrage of suggestions on what to do about this Insurance is a huge expense which protects the organization and that. -
November 2006 Mammoth Or Mastodon? by Dan Westlind I Get This Question All the Time So I Hope to Shed Some Light on the Subject
Ulster Military Knives The First Knife I Made Getting A Handle On It Ford Swauger Club Knife Morseth Knives Application Form Mammoth Or Mastadon? Ourinternational membership is happily involved with “Anything that goes ‘cut’!” November 2006 Mammoth or Mastodon? by Dan Westlind I get this question all the time so I hope to shed some light on the subject. Mammoths and mastodons were two entirely different animals. Mammoths and mastodons both belong to the order of Proboscideans, the same family that elephants belong to. Mammoths and mastodons both lived in the same areas at the same times, during and up to the end of the Pleistocene Era. The mastodons seemed to be more prolific and predominate during the early Pleistocene Era, whereas the mammoth was more predominate during the later part of the Pleistocene Era (about 10,000 years ago). Most, if not all, the ivory that we get comes from the mammoth. We had two different mammoths in North America, the smaller wooly mammoth ( Mammuthus primigenius) and the larger Columbian mammoth (Mammuthus columbi). The wooly mammoth was more suited for the northern climate and is rarely found in the continental U.S. whereas the Columbian mammoth is found all over North America. The teeth from the mammoth and mastodon are quite different, but the tusks were similar in shape and size. Since most of the mastodons died out earlier in the Pleistocene Era, it is very rare to Age also plays a huge part as how old was the animal when it died find an actual mastodon tusk. If one is found, it is usually and how mature were its tusks. -
Rhodesian Services Association Incorporated December 2007 Newsletter PO Box 13003, Tauranga 3141, New Zealand
Rhodesian Services Association Incorporated December 2007 Newsletter PO Box 13003, Tauranga 3141, New Zealand. Web: http://www.rhodesianservices.org/ E-mail [email protected] Phone +64 7 576 9500 Cell +64 21 045 8069 Fax +64 7 576 9501 Please Note that all previous newsletters are available at http://www.rhodesianservices.org/Newsletters.htm Greetings, I would like to take this opportunity, on behalf of the Committee of the Rhodesian Services Association Inc. and my wife Diana, to wish you all the very best for Christmas and a safe and prosperous New Year. Gloriosa superba At the time of writing our own Flame Lilies are budding up and I believe we will have some open by Christmas, given the hotter than normal weather that we are getting here in New Zealand. As you will no doubt have noticed from the header, we have become an Incorporated Society. In general terms we are now the equivalent of a Limited Liability Company. Since the last newsletter, our 'paid up' member numbers have increased to nearly 90 at last count. The newsletter is going out to around 360 people in New Zealand, 280 overseas, and over 30 associates. Your support is truly inspiring, thank you. I started writing this newsletter back in November and the material was pouring in like flood water over Vic Falls. It is a long newsletter (and we are running a competition set to rival Lotto with the prize package) so go and make a cup of tea and then read on. Obituaries There were a number of memorial services around the world to pay tribute to Ian Douglas Smith, former RAF pilot and Prime Minister of Rhodesia who died on 20th November 2007. -
A History of the Botswana Defence Force, C. 1977-2007
University of Calgary PRISM: University of Calgary's Digital Repository Graduate Studies The Vault: Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2021-01-11 Thebe ya Sechaba: A History of the Botswana Defence Force, c. 1977-2007 Mocheregwa, Bafumiki Mocheregwa, B. (2021). Thebe ya Sechaba: A History of the Botswana Defence Force, c. 1977-2007 (Unpublished doctoral thesis). University of Calgary, Calgary, AB. http://hdl.handle.net/1880/112986 doctoral thesis University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission. Downloaded from PRISM: https://prism.ucalgary.ca UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY Thebe ya Sechaba: A History of the Botswana Defence Force, c. 1977 – 2007 by Bafumiki Mocheregwa A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF GRADUATE STUDIES IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILSOPHY GRADUATE PROGRAM IN HISTORY CALGARY, ALBERTA JANUARY, 2021 © Bafumiki Mocheregwa 2021 Abstract The protracted liberation struggles of Southern Africa that began in the 1960s, particularly in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe today) eventually prompted the Botswana government to establish its own defence force in 1977. Due to budgetary constraints and relative internal political stability, Botswana had relied on a small paramilitary force called the Police Mobile Unit (PMU) since the early 1960s for all defence – related issues. By the late 1970s, the sharp escalation of the struggle for Zimbabwe resulted in cross – border incursions by Rhodesian security forces who were pursuing armed freedom fighters. -
FIGHTING and WRITING the RHODESIAN ARMY at WAR and POSTWAR FIGHTING and WRITING Luise White FIGHTING and WRITING the RHODESIAN ARMY at WAR and POSTWAR
LUISE WHITE FIGHTING AND WRITING THE RHODESIAN ARMY AT WAR AND POSTWAR FIGHTING AND WRITING Luise White FIGHTING AND WRITING THE RHODESIAN ARMY AT WAR AND POSTWAR Duke University Press | Durham and London | 2021 © 2021 Duke University Press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of Amer i ca on acid- free paper ∞ Designed by Matthew Tauch Typeset in Minion Pro by Westchester Publishing Services Library of Congress Cataloging- in- Publication Data Names: White, Luise, author. Title: Fighting and writing : the Rhodesian army at war and postwar / Luise White. Description: Durham : Duke University Press, 2021. | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2020022213 (print) | LCCN 2020022214 (ebook) | ISBN 9781478010623 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781478011729 (paperback) | ISBN 9781478021285 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Southern Rhodesia. Army. Selous Scouts. | Whites—Zimbabwe—History. | Whites—Race identity— Zimbabwe. | Zimbabwe—Race relations—History. | Zimbabwe—History—1965–1980. | Zimbabwe—History— Chimurenga War, 1966–1980. Classification: LCC DT2988 .W45 2021 (print) | LCC DT2988 (ebook) | DDC 968.91/04—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020022213 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2020022214 Cover art: Eleven Troop 3 Commandos at Deka on the Zambezi, 1978. Photograph by Tom Argyle. Courtesy of Chris Cocks. CONTENTS vii Acknowl edgments xi Place- Names, Currency, and Acronyms 1 1 Zimbabwe’s Liberation Strug gle and Rhodesia’s Bush War: Locating Its History 31 2 “Blood and Ink”: Memoirs, Authors, Histories 59 3 “ Your Shona Is Better Than Mine!”: Pseudo Gangs, Blacking Up, and the Pleasures of Counterinsurgency 83 4 “Each Footprint Tells a Story”: Tracking and Poaching in the Rhodesian Army 109 5 “There Is No Copyright on Facts”: Ron Reid- Daly, Authorship, and the Transkei Defence Force 121 6 “Every Self- Respecting Terrorist Has an ak-47”: Guerrilla Weapons and Rhodesian Imaginations 141 7 “ A Plastic Bag full of Cholera”: Rhodesia and Chemical and Biological Weapons 167 8 “Will Travel Worldwide. -
Counter-Insurgency in Rhodesia
Counter-insurgency in Rhodesia J.K.Cilliers GROOM HELM London • Sydney • Dover, New Hampshire CONTENTS ©1985J.K. CiUiers Croom Helm Ltd, Provident House, Burrell Row Beckenham, Kent BR3 1AT Croom Helm Australia Pty Ltd, First Floor, 139 King Street, Sydney, NSW 2001, Australia British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Cilliers, J.K. Counter-insurgency in Rhodesia. List of Tables and Figures 1. Zimbabwe - History List of Abbreviations and Terminology I. Title Acknowledgement 968.91 DT962.5 Introduction ISBN 0-7099-3412-2 A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE WAR FOR ZIMBABWE: Croom Helm, 51 Washington Street, 1890 TO 1979 Dover, New Hampshire 03820.USA 1.1 The Early Years 1 Cataloging in Publication Data applied for. 1.2 The Establishment of a Strategic Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: Base Area in the North-east 11 84-45702 1 , 3 Operation Hurricane 14 1.4 1974: Security Force Reaction ... 1 .5 18 Detente 22 1 .6 1976 and Dr Henry Kissinger 1 .7 27 The Patriotic Front 33 1 .8 1977: ZPRA Intensifies the War .. 35 1 .9 The Internal Settlement 44 1.10 Lancaster House 55 COMMAND AND CONTROL 2.1 The Rhodesian Security Force's approach to command and control ... 60 2.2 JOC's, JPS and Operation Hurricane. 61 2.3 War Council, COMOPS and NATJOC 66 2.4 Special Forces 73 2.5 Conclusion 76 PROTECTED AND CONSOLIDATED VILLAGES 3.1 The Concept 79 3.2 Initial Attempts at Creating Printed and bound in Great Britain by Protected Areas 82 Biddies Ltd, Guildford and King's Lynn 7.2 Mozambique 175 3.3 Operations Overload and Overload 83 7.3 Zambia 185 Two 7.4 Botswana . -
Fire Force - Part 2
Fire Force - Part 2 http://home.wanadoo.nl/rhodesia/firefor2.htm FIRE FORCE -2- Helicopter Warfare in Rhodesia: 1962-1980 by Prof. J.R.T. Wood An infantry company of the RAR or a commando of the RLI would be designated as a Fire Force at a forward airfield for six weeks, or sometimes, several months. By 1977 all regular infantry were trained paratroops and would in turn be deployed by helicopter or parachute or brought in as reinforcements from the vehicles of the ‘land-tail’. There were a number of considerations as to where the Fire Force base would be sited in an operational area. As it needed only an airstrip in the bush capable of taking a Dakota, there were a variety of geographical options but, as its role was to react to incidents as they arose and as intelligence played such a role in Fire Force operations, it was important to base the Fire Force close to the JOC and its major intelligence agencies such as the Special Branch. The tasks of the Fire Force commander were many and varied. The pressures upon him were intense. His troops demanded kills as a measure of success. The personnel on the OPs would evaluate his performance in reacting to their sightings. The RhAF would be eyeing him critically. The burden of command was heavy and his position a lonely one. As will be seen, successful Fire Force commanders had to be men of high and varying skills. The siting of the base was only one of the considerations for a Fire Force commander when he assumed command. -
Rhodesian Army – Key to Abbreviations
Rhodesian Army – Key to Abbreviations Ranks 2 Lt 2nd Lieutenant A/Brig Acting Brigadier A/C/Sgt Acting Colour Sergeant A/Capt Acting Captain A/Col Acting Colonel A/Cpl Acting Corporal A/L/Cpl Acting Lance Corporal A/Lt Col Acting Lieutenant Colonel A/Maj Acting Major A/Maj Gen Acting Major General A/S/Sgt Acting Staff Sergeant A/Sgt Acting Sergeant A/WO1 Acting Warrant Officer First Class A/WO2 Acting Warrant Officer Second Class ARSM African Regimental Sergeant Major Bdr Bombardier Brig Brigadier Brig Gen Brigadier General Bugl Bugler C/Sgt Colour Sergeant Capt Captain Col Colonel Cpl Corporal CQMS Company Quartermaster Sergeant CSM Company Sergeant Major ERSM European Regimental Sergeant Major Gnr Gunner Hon Brig Honorary Brigadier Hon Col Honorary Colonel L/Bdr Lance Bombardier L/Cpl Lance Corporal L/Sgt Lance Sergeant Lt Lieutenant Lt Col Lieutenant Colonel Lt Gen Lieutenant General Maj Major Maj Gen Major General O Cdt Officer Cadet Pte Private Ptl Off Potential Officer PWO Platoon Warrant Officer QM Quartermaster Rct Recruit Rfn Rifleman RQMS Regimental Quartermaster Sergeant RMO Regimental Medical Officer RSM Regimental Sergeant Major S/Sgt Staff Sergeant Sgt Sergeant Smn Signalman Spr Sapper SQMS Squadron Quartermaster Sergeant SSM Squadron Sergeant Major T/2 Lt Temporary 2nd Lieutenant T/C/Sgt Temporary Colour Sergeant T/Capt Temporary Captain T/Cpl Temporary Corporal T/L/Cpl Temporary Lance Corporal T/Lt Temporary Lieutenant T/Lt Col Temporary Lieutenant Colonel T/Maj Temporary Major T/S/Sgt Temporary Staff Sergeant T/Sgt Temporary -
January 2003 SIDEWALK SURGERY That’S It
KNEWSLETTTER IN A KNUTSHELL 4 Sidewalk Surgery 4 Mike & Barb’s Corner 4 Scratch & Sniff Label (page 3) 4 Dues B Due & Over Due (page 3) 4 Wire Jacks 4 Hand Made Competition Ourinternational membership is happily involved with “Anything that goes ‘cut’!” January 2003 SIDEWALK SURGERY That’s it. Very simple. Quite a bit like a penny knife. Not much like By Clyde Shoe the folding surgical instruments later in the century. (with much editorial help from my dear wife, Alice) th Instruments in folders like these are called bistouries, a French Prepared for the unexpected, doctors in the 19 century often carried word later adapted to English. Bistouries are small surgical knives surgical instruments around in their pockets. These were quality or other tools used in minor operations. Levine’s Guide IV shows a folders, distinguished by their extremely fine fit and finish, with that selection of bistouries on pages 36 and 299. just-what-the-doctor-ordered look. This Ferris folder has a gum lancet at one end, looking like a tiny hatchet. At the other end is a slender scalpel. The gum lancet was used, as you might guess, for lancing gum abscesses. Abscesses were common when toothbrushes were not. The gum lancet is aptly named. Just looking at it makes my mouth ache. The design must have been precisely right because identically-shaped lancets were in use a long time—from the late 18th to the early 20 th centuries. Even so, my dentist didn’t recognize the instrument. He could not guess its function until I told him the name. -
Rhodesian Army – Key to Abbreviations
Rhodesian Army – Key to Abbreviations Ranks 2 Lt 2nd Lieutenant A/C/Sgt Acting Colour Sergeant A/Capt Acting Captain A/Cpl Acting Corporal A/Lt Col Acting Lieutenant Colonel A/Maj Acting Major A/Sgt Acting Sergeant A/S/Sgt Acting Staff Sergeant A/WO2 Acting Warrant Officer Second Class Bdr Bombardier Brig Brigadier C/Sgt Colour Sergeant Capt Captain Col Colonel Cpl Corporal CSM Company Sergeant Major Gnr Gunner Hon Brig Honorary Brigadier L/Cpl Lance Corporal Lt Lieutenant Lt Col Lieutenant Colonel Lt Gen Lieutenant General Maj Major Maj Gen Major General Pte Private PWO Platoon Warrant Officer Rfn Rifleman RSM Regimental Sergeant Major S/Sgt Staff Sergeant Spr Sapper Sgt Sergeant Smn Signalman T/C/Sgt Temporary Colour Sergeant T/Capt Temporary Captain T/Cpl Temporary Corporal T/L/Cpl Temporary Lance Corporal T/Maj Temporary Major T/S/Sgt Temporary Staff Sergeant T/Sgt Temporary Sergeant T/WO2 Temporary Warrant Office Second Class Tpr Trooper WO1 Warrant Officer First Class WO2 Warrant Officer Second Class Units 1 (Bde) Sig Sqn 1 Brigade Signal Squadron 1 (Indep) Coy RAR 1 (Independent) Company Rhodesian African Rifles 1 (Indep) Coy RR 1 (Independent) Company Rhodesia Regiment 1 Eng Sqn RhE 1 Engineer Squadron Rhodesian Corps of Engineers 1 Fd Regt RhA 1 Field Regiment Rhodesian Artillery 1 Svc Bn RhASC 1 Service Battalion Rhodesian Army Services Corps 10 RR 10th Battalion Rhodesia Regiment 1CTC RhASC ? 1POU 1 Psychological Operations Unit 1 RAR 1st Battalion Rhodesian African Rifles 1 RDR 1st Battalion Rhodesian Defence Regiment 1 RHU