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Africa's Armies : From Honor to Infamy by Robert B. Edgerton (2002, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherAvalon Publishing

ISBN-100813339472

ISBN-139780813339474

eBay Product ID (ePID)2275367

Product Key Features

Book TitleAfrica's Armies : from Honor to Infamy

Number of Pages344 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2002

TopicAfrica / General

IllustratorYes

GenreHistory

AuthorRobert B. Edgerton

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight21 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2002-012446

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal355/.033067/09034

SynopsisAfrica's Armies traces the military history of sub-Saharan Africa from the pre-colonial era to the present. Robert Edgerton begins this sweeping chronicle by describing the role of African armies in pre-colonial times, when armed forces or militias were essential to the maintenance and prosperity of their societies. During the colonial era, African soldiers fought with death-defying courage, earning such respect as warriors that they were often recruited into the colonial armies not simply to enforce colonial rule in Africa, but to fight for the European homelands as well. After independence swept through Africa, African military men seized political power in country after country, ruling dictatorially for their own benefit and for that of their kinsmen and cronies. The author describes the post-colonial civil wars that have devastated much of sub-Saharan Africa - catastrophes marked by genocide, famine, disease, economic collapse, and steadily declining life expectancy. He closes by describing the role that Africa's military forces can and must play if the future is to bring better times to the continent's many peoples., The history of Africa's armies, from the heroic units of the pre-colonial and colonial eras to the corrupt and inglorious forces of the years following independence

LC Classification NumberDT21.5.E34 2002