Interview with Chris Pearce

Pearce, C. and Berry, A. (2009) Interview with Chris Pearce. [Artefact] [Unpublished]

Approved version of transcript - open to researchers. Length: 35 pages (357Kb)

Creators:	Pearce, C. and Berry, A.
Abstract:	Interview with Chris Pearce, formerly Rhodesian Army. Internal users can download the interview transcript from the archive but please contact UWE's library services if you are an external user and wish to consult the material in hard copy or if you require access to the audio recording.
Item Type:	Artefact
Additional Information:	Interview undertaken 25/09/2009 by Annie Berry Audio file details: Media: hard drive and CD Format: wav and mp3 Length: 02:06:57 Size: 1.25GB and 116MB
Uncontrolled Keywords:	rhodesia; army (rhodesia); childhood; colonialism; british empire; military recruitment (rhodesia); unilateral declaration of independence (1965); 1st battalion, rhodesian light infantry; 2 commando; 7 troop; 3 commando; 13 troop; zambia; economic sanctions; manufacturing industry; production; rationing; education; wages; family disorganization; delinquency; 3 commando; social stratification; social class; military strategy (rhodesia); war planning; malayan emergency (1948-1960); c squadron, rhodesian special air service regiment (sas); sandhurst, uk; john mowlem and co; farming; firearms; guns; operation anvil; powell, spike; rubin smith, bruce; army (uk); nationalism; arms control; arms industry; occupational status (in rhodesian security forces); cultural isolation; contact (with opposition); torture; terrorism; war dead; mau mau; kenya; fire force; pseudo operations; selous scouts; special branch; military intelligence; propaganda; resources (military); racial segregation; school of infantry; assembly points; coup; elections; muzorewa, abel tendekayi (b 1925); walls, george peter, lieutenant general (b 1927); zimbabwe african national union (zanu); zimbabwe people’s revolutionary army (zipra); gerrymandering; nhongo, rex; masuku, lookout; politics; resignation (from rhodesian security forces); grey's scouts; interethnic relations; equal opportunity; 1st battalion, rhodesia regiment; 4th battalion, rhodesia regiment; 5th battalion, rhodesia regiment; loyalty; mugabe, robert gabriel (b 1924); apartheid; psychological trauma; elim mission; Rhodesian Oral History Project
Faculty/Department:	~Pre-2010 Faculty Structure > Social Sciences and Humanities > School of Humanities, Languages and Social Sciences
Date:	25 September 2009
Funders (or N/A if none):	AHRC
Projects:	Rhodesian Forces Oral History Project
ID Code:	8010
Deposited By:	A. Berry
Deposited On:	25 Jan 2011 16:38
Last Modified:	19 Jan 2013 20:10