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This video includes raw footage of violent uprisings in Rhodesia, and brief interviews with Rhodesian army commanders, captured terrorist commanders, and young black and white recruits. It proposes that the conflict in Rhodesia was not a confrontation between blacks and whites, but was a confrontation against Marxist terrorism. It discusses crimes committed by Communist movements in Rhodesia from an American perspective, as well as the motives which supposedly encouraged a large number of young Rhodesians to join the army.

A comprehensive archive about Rhodesia - from Cecil Rhodes through to Ian Smith.

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This article discusses J. Ross Baugham's field experience in 1977 when he joined a Rhodesian troop during the nationalist uprisings as a neutral and objective journalist. Most of his images captured the atrocities committed by the Rhodesian forces, and the first section of the article details some of the mechanics of these. Despite this, the article's value should not be overstated, as most it pertains to Baugham's personal experience, and not to the historical context of the conflict. Sadly, most of the article deals with the criticism Baugham received, as well as some of the awards he won for the three rolls of film he managed to smuggle out of the area, past Rhodesian authorities.

The respect that Rhodesians held for Britain was, most often, not reciprocated by the latter. The "Peck Letter", constructed by Rhodesian lawyer A.JA. Peck in 1965 - one day after the UDI - and published in the "Times of London", laments the British Rhodesia policy as an infringement on Rhodesian sovereignty, highlighting a double standard.

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This link leads to a page containing graphic images. The images depict ZANU or ZAPU members who were dismembered and mutilated by the member's of the other nationalist organization on the grounds of being suspected of having connections to white Rhodesia. Apparently it was a common tool used to frame the rival group, and these practices still remain common in African conflicts today, as they are effective in scaring off potential enemies.

New Zealand Peacekeeper's account of his Rhodesian peacekeeping mission, 1979

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This Youtube video discusses about how propaganda and classes of communism, Maoism, and Leninist-Marxism can brainwash the black Natives into becoming radical terrorists. Their anti-imperialistic approach makes them want to kill/ massacre white missionaries. In response, the missionaries are stunned of the 'communist attack' because these missionaries felt that they worked for the well-being of the Natives.

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A guide for a film made by PBS about Zimbabwe, particularly Mugabe's relationship with white Africans. From page 8 onwards, it gives a brief history of Zimbabwe's colonial history, discusses the land distribution in Rhodesia, and the land reforms undertaken by Mugabe. It is particularly useful for assessing the challenges in the formation of modern Zimbabwe, but focuses on the period from 2000 onwards.

Gives a brief history to the background of Zimbabwe, as well as its fight for independence. Focuses on Mugabe's land and economic reform. Also includes "discussion questions". I think this article would be good for some background information, or as a pre-reading.

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a video promoting the british south african police. it includes the rhodesian national anthem, but thats about all it tells you.

Different viewpoints on whether the Rhodesian Civil war was purely racial, or a proxy war, with fighting between the two dominant ideologies