Fight Forces Of Rhodesia : The background. And The Present State of Vigilance

Published by Mardon Press, 1974

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Book condition is good. Spine intact. Text body clean. Front and back cover clean, except an off white appearance and a few marks each side. RARE BOOK & SCARCE. A4 size. 'Fight Forces Of Rhodesia: The Background and The Present State of Vigilance" is a prominent, historical promotional booklet published in 1974 by the AbeBooks Rhodesian government or its sympathizers to outline the origins of the Rhodesian Bush War and detail the state of readiness of its military forces. The primary historical background of these forces and how their "state of vigilance" evolved during the conflict involves several key phases. The exact total number of copies printed for the 1974 booklet "Fight Forces Of Rhodesia: The Background and The Present State of Vigilance" is historically unrecorded in public publishing registries .Because it was produced by the Rhodesian Government during a time of intense international isolation, trade embargoes, and wartime security, specific print-run quantities for domestic and international propaganda leaflets were rarely made public.Original 1974 first-edition printings are considered highly scarce on the secondary market. They occasionally appear only through rare book dealers like AbeBooks or specialist militaria auction houses.The military framework of Rhodesia emerged from a deeply complex colonial and political history: Colonial Conquest: British mining magnate Cecil Rhodes occupied the region in 1890, which eventually became the self-governing British colony of Southern Rhodesia in 1923.The Unilateral Declaration of Independence (UDI): On 11 November 1965, Prime Minister Ian Smith unilaterally broke away from the United Kingdom to prevent black majority rule. This led to total international isolation and strict United Nations trade embargos. The Rise of Insurgency: Two prominent, rival African nationalist guerrilla armies formed to overthrow the white-minority government: ZANLA (backed by China) and ZIPRA (backed by the Soviet Union).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fight Forces Of Rhodesia : The background. And The Present State of Vigilance
• Publisher: Mardon Press
• Publication Date: 1974
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket