Masodja: The History of the Rhodesian African Rifles and its forerunner, the Rhodesia Native Regiment (DVD included)

Binda, Alexandre; Heppenstall, David

ISBN 10: 1920143033 / ISBN 13: 9781920143039

Published by 30 Degrees South, Johannesburg, South Africa, 2007

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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 4to, First Edition, 447 pages. Includes the award-winning BBC documentary DVD 'Frontline Rhodesia' still sealed in its original holder, which is pasted to the front paste-down; a scarce African regimental history,.
The publisher's original black cloth with gilt lettering appears on front board and spine. Embossed publisher's colophon in gilt to lower spine and embossed gilt decoration to front board. The boards and dust jacket are very slightly bumped, but otherwise complete. Pages are pristine, with no markings or inscriptions.
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This is the second major work by Alexandre Binda, a devoted historian of African military affairs. Lavishly illustrated with black-and-white photographs, maps and diagrams of hostile contacts, this comprehensive volume chronicles the history of the Rhodesian African Rifles (RAR). It explores the formation of the Rhodesia Native Regiment (RNR), its campaigns in East Africa during the First World War, the armistice, and the regiment?s consequent disbandment. The narrative then follows the establishment of the RAR, detailing its involvement in the Burma Campaign during World War II, the Malayan and Nyasaland Emergencies, and its extensive role in the Rhodesian Bush War.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Masodja: The History of the Rhodesian African Rifles and its forerunner, the Rhodesia Native Regiment (DVD included)
• Publisher: 30 Degrees South, Johannesburg, South Africa
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1920143033
• ISBN 13: 9781920143039
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: John Wynne Hopkins (dust jacket painting), Richard Wood, Genevieve Edwards, Brian Edwards (maps), Iain Harper (enemy contact diagrams)
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Dimensions: 2.54W x 21.59H x 26.67D centimeters 2.54 centimeters width by 21.59 centimeters height by 26.67 centimeters depth
• Weight: 1.588 kilograms

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Synopsis

Includes the award-winning BBC documentary DVD, Frontline Rhodesia

Originally formed as The Rhodesia Native Regiment during World War I, this fine regiment first saw action in East Africa, pitted against the wily von Lettow-Vorbeck and his army of German askaris. Disbanded and later re-formed, the regiment was to distinguish itself during World War II in the North African and Burma campaigns. Using the counter-insurgency experience gleaned from the Malayan Campaign of the 1950s, the RAR provided the frontline troops in the battle for Rhodesia during that country’s bitter civil war of the 1960s and 1970s.

Contents include:
The formation of the Rhodesia Native Regiment
RNR operations in East Africa during WWI
Armistice and the disbandment of the RNR
The formation of the RAR
The RAR in the Burma campaign
The RAR in the Malayan Emergency
The Nyasaland Emergency
The RAR in the Rhodesian bush war


Alexandre Binda was born in Beira, Mozambique in 1945. He joined the Rhodesian Army in 1965. Although he had attested into the Pay Corps, he was to get more operational and combat experience than any of his colleagues. Between 1968 and 1972 he took part in a dozen or so deployments with RLI and SAS combat-tracker teams in support of the Portuguese Army in the Tete Province of Mozambique, countering Frelimo and ZANLA guerrilla incursions from the north. He was awarded a Military Forces Commendation. During his 15 years in the Rhodesian Army, he did a four-year tour of duty with the Selous Scouts and was commissioned in 1979. Alex is a keen student of African military history and has written several articles for Lion & Tusk, the magazine of the Rhodesian Army Association. He is also co-author of The Saints—The Rhodesian Light Infantry.

About the Author

ALEXANDRE BINDA was born in Beira, Mozambique in 1945. He joined the Rhodesian Army in 1965. Although he had attested into the Pay Corps, he was to get more operational and combat experience than any of his colleagues. Between 1968 and 1972 he took part in a dozen or so deployments with 1RLI and SAS combat-tracker teams in support of the Portuguese Army in the Tete Province of Mozambique, countering Frelimo and ZANLA guerrilla incursions from the north. He was awarded a Military Forces Commendation.

During his 15 years in the Rhodesian Army, he did a four-year tour of duty of with the Selous Scouts and was commissioned in 1979. Alex is a keen student of African military history and has written several articles for Lion & Tusk, the magazine of the Rhodesian Army Association. He now lives in Northumberland, England with his wife Jane.