Videos tagged with Liberation Movements

This lecture, "Global Soldiers: Making Southern African Liberation Armies," presented by Professor Jocelyn Alexander, delves into the international training received by soldiers of southern African liberation movements during the Cold War. Drawing on veteran oral histories, the talk explores the unique military cultures that emerged from global exchanges, with soldiers training in diverse locations like Algeria, the USSR, Cuba, and North Korea. It highlights the influence of political ideas, military doctrines, and the concept of soldiery on movements such as ZPRA, ZANLA, FRELIMO, MPLA, FAPLA, and SWAPO, focusing on the Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army and the often-overlooked conflicts of the 'hot' Cold War.