Frontiersmen - Warfare In Africa Since 1950 (Paperback)

Anthony Clayton

Series: Warfare and History

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Since 1950, there has been almost continuous military unrest in Africa. This study offers an overview of warfare in this period, examining a military tradition that ranges from the highly sophisticated electronic, air and armour fighting between South Africa and Angola-Cuban forces, to the spears and machetes of the Rwandan genocide. The author explores two themes: first, that warfare in North Africa has principally been a matter of identity and secondly, that warfare south of the Sahara is comparable with that of pre-colonial Africa - conflicts of frontiersmen trying to extend their control over land and resources. Exploring liberation campaigns, civil wars, ethnic conflicts and wars between nations, this study provides an authoritative military history of Africa over half a century.

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Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Warfare and History
Release date:	November 1998
First published:	1999
Authors:	Anthony Clayton
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	264
ISBN-13:	978-1-85728-525-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > African history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Land forces & warfare > Irregular or guerrilla forces & warfare Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Terrorism, freedom fighters, armed struggle > General Books > History > African history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > History > World history > From 1900 > Postwar, from 1945 Promotions
LSN:	1-85728-525-5
Barcode:	9781857285253