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Stapleton (history, Trent U., Canada) presents a regimental history of the Rhodesia Native Regiment, the primarily African unit from Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) that fought in for two and half years in German East Africa during World War I. In addition to describing the regiment's involvement in the fighting, he also discusses its composition, the reasons soldiers joined, and other related matters, including the role of racism in a unit commanded by white officers from the Native Affairs Department and the British South Africa Police. Annotation c2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)