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Thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of D.Phil. in Politics in the Faculty of Social Studies, University of Oxford, Trinity Term, 1993. Length: 98,000 words
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

 

 

"This mini-thesis would not have been possible without the assistance of funding I received from DAAD ..."

 

CONTENTS

 

Table of Contents

 

INTRODUCTION

 

 

This mini-thesis focus on the story of the Luthuli Detachment 1, an ANC military unit, who on 31 July 1967 crossed the Zambezi River ..

 

CHAPTER ONE

 

The Historical context of the Luthuli Detachment Guerrillas

 

CHAPTER TWO

 

A Brief History of the Context of the ZAPU Guerrillas

 

CHAPTER THREE

 

The Long March

 

 

 

THE ANC's FIRST ARMED MILITARY OPERATION:

The Luthuli Detachment and the Wankie campaign,

July - September 1967

 

 

By Nicole (Nicky) Van Driel
A mini-thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MA in the Department of History, University of the Western Cape, June 2003.

 

ABSTRACT

 

This mini-thesis tells the story of the African National Congress (ANC's) first armed military operation and its Luthuli Detachment. The latter joined forces with the Zimbabwean African People's Union (ZAPU) and crossed the Zambezi River on 31 July 1967 into Rhodesia. Their mission was twofold: the ANC's military wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe (MK) would embark on a long march home to South Africa, whilst some MK members would assist ZAPU's military wing, ZPRA to establish a guerrilla base at Lupane in north-east Rhodesia. The planners of the march intended to avoid contact with the Rhodesian security forces. This was not to be. A number of skirmishes between the two opposing forces lasted from 13 August to 4 September 1967. The Rhodesian Prime Minister, Ian Smith invited his South African counterpart John Vorster to send South African security reinforcements to Rhodesia to counter the guerrilla forces...MORE

 

CHAPTER FOUR

 

The Archival Documents Pertaining to the Rhodesian and the South African Security Forces

 

CHAPTER FIVE

 

The Luthuli Detachment in Popular History and Memory

 

CONCLUSION

 

There are different accounts of the number of casualties sustained by the Rhodesian security forces and the ANC-ZAPU guerrillas respectively...

 

APPENDICES

 

List of Appendices

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY

 

"This bibliography includes all books, articles and primary material referred to in the text and footnotes, as well as a few additional works which were significant in informing this dissertation..."