Africa's armies: (Record no. 3659)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0813342775 (pbk.):
Terms of availability 13.50 GBP
100 #1 - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name EDGERTON Robert B
245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Africa's armies:
Remainder of title from honor to infamy:
-- a history from 1791 to the present /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Robert B Edgerton
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Boulder CO, USA
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Westview Press,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2004
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 328 p.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. This study of the military in Africa begins with the pre-colonial period whn armed forces or militias were essential to the maintenance and prosperity of their socieities. The colonial period brought invading forces against which the Africans fought hard and well - so much so that many were recruited into the colonial armies and fought in both world wars. The majority of the book deals with the devastation wrought by civil wars since decolonisation, the ubiqiuity of military rule, coups, and the catastrophes that these have brought to large parts of sub-Saharan Africa.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element AFRICA
General subdivision CIVIL WARS
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element AFRICA
General subdivision ARMED FORCES
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element AFRICA
General subdivision COLONIAL WARS
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element AFRICA
-- OST COLONIAL PERIOD
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element AFRICA
General subdivision MILITARY GOVERNMENTS
945 ## - LOCAL PROCESSING INFORMATION (OCLC)
i 13300-1001
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    Dewey Decimal Classification     Mindef Library & Info Centre Mindef Library & Info Centre On-Shelf 23/01/2006   960.32 EDG 13300-1001 03/01/2024 1 03/01/2024 Book