Discussion with many former members of the British South Africa Police of Southern Rhodesia revealed a dearth of knowledge amongst them concerning the Commanding Officers and Commissioners of their Regiment, particularly the early ones. It is hoped that this book will go some way to providing that knowledge. The book chronicles events leading to the formation of the Force and the foundation of the country it later policed. The foremost personalities involved are described with biographical details and photographs. A section is devoted to each Commanding Officer and Commissioner and, by their very nature, these in themselves constitute a condensed history of the B.S.A.P. and show how the Force grew and evolved within the country. All Commissioners faced new challenges and this is the story of how they overcame them.