Ujamaa’s Army
The Creation and Evolution of the Tanzania People's Defence Force, 1964–1979
Seiten
2024
Ohio University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8214-2559-6 (ISBN)
Ohio University Press (Verlag)
978-0-8214-2559-6 (ISBN)
This first scholarly study of the Tanzania People’s Defence Force is critical to understanding Cold War international support for African liberation movements and armed liberation fronts. The military reflected a newly independent Tanzania and became a stable and effective force in supporting liberation struggles across Southern Africa.
The immediate postcolonial moment brought both promise and peril for the states of Africa and their security. The process of decolonization generated instability, and the emergent Cold War caught up the still-fragile independent states in a global ideological struggle between superpowers. While the political story of these states has been written in detail, the story of their militaries has been largely inaccessible, leaving only sketches of the coups, mutinies, and overall failures of security that outside observers could chronicle.
Ujamaa’s Army traces the evolution of the Tanzania People’s Defence Force from its inception in 1964 following the broader East African uprisings to its fully realized form on the eve of Tanzania’s 1978 conflict with Uganda. The book gathers primary interviews with key military actors within Tanzania and interweaves their narratives with archival sources to produce a detailed history of the culmination of President Julius Nyerere’s ideological project and the military leadership’s vision of a professional and effective force for guarding the nation and supporting liberation struggles across Southern Africa.
The immediate postcolonial moment brought both promise and peril for the states of Africa and their security. The process of decolonization generated instability, and the emergent Cold War caught up the still-fragile independent states in a global ideological struggle between superpowers. While the political story of these states has been written in detail, the story of their militaries has been largely inaccessible, leaving only sketches of the coups, mutinies, and overall failures of security that outside observers could chronicle.
Ujamaa’s Army traces the evolution of the Tanzania People’s Defence Force from its inception in 1964 following the broader East African uprisings to its fully realized form on the eve of Tanzania’s 1978 conflict with Uganda. The book gathers primary interviews with key military actors within Tanzania and interweaves their narratives with archival sources to produce a detailed history of the culmination of President Julius Nyerere’s ideological project and the military leadership’s vision of a professional and effective force for guarding the nation and supporting liberation struggles across Southern Africa.
Charles G. Thomas is an associate professor of strategy and security studies at the US Air Force’s Global College of Professional Military Education. He is the co-managing editor of the Journal of African Military History and primarily writes and teaches on the construction and evolution of postcolonial African militaries from the Cold War to the present.
List of Illustrations ix
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
Introduction 1
1 Death and Rebirth, 1958–1964 23
2 A National Path in a Global Competition, 1964–1968 50
3 The Cold War Heats Up, 1969–1973 104
4 Change and Conflict, 1974–1979 149
Conclusion 193
Notes 207
Bibliography 263
Index 279
| Erscheinungsdatum | 06.09.2024 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | War and Militarism in African History |
| Zusatzinfo | 6 black and white illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Athens |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8214-2559-5 / 0821425595 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8214-2559-6 / 9780821425596 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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