{"product_id":"the-rhodesian-air-force-in-darlington-mutanda-9781476666204","title":"The Rhodesian Air Force in Zimbabwe's War of Liberation, 1966-1980","description":"\u003cp\u003e This book evaluates the development of the Rhodesian Air Force during the Second Chimurenga or Bush War (1966-1980). Airpower in irregular conflict is effective at the tactical level because guerrilla warfare is not a purely military conflict. The Rhodesian Air Force was deployed in a war-winning versus a supporting role as a result of the shortage of manpower to deal with insurgency, and almost all units of the Rhodesian Security Forces depended on its tactical effectiveness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Technical challenges faced by the Air Force, combined with the rate of guerrilla infiltration and the misuse of airpower to bomb guerrilla bases in neighboring countries largely negated the success of airpower.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Darlington Mutanda\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476666202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476666204\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/22\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.70d","brand":"Darlington Mutanda","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48485288771839,"sku":"9781476666204","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_798510b3-016f-4390-abe5-6515c9073740.jpg?v=1778049011","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-rhodesian-air-force-in-darlington-mutanda-9781476666204","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}