Unconventional Warfare Case Study: The Rhodesian Insurgency and the Role of External Support - 1961-1979 - Hardcoverby Aris Project (Author), Conflict Research Group (Prepared by), C. Brown (Editor) The political and military contest black nationalists in Rhodesia waged against the white minority governments of Winston Fields (1962 1964) and Ian Smith (1964 1979) provides an interesting case study through which to examine the dynamics of an insurgency that had the training, support, and advisory assistance of external sponsors. The Rhodesian conflict is a unique