African Armies

Author : Robert Edgerton
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 349 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2009-03-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780786740093

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Africa's Armies by Robert Edgerton Pdf

Africa'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.

Author : Y. Alex-Assensoh
Publisher : Springer
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2002-01-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780312292720

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African Military History and Politics by Y. Alex-Assensoh Pdf

Africa's former colonial masters, including Great Britain; France, Portugal and Spain, trained members and leaders of the various colonial Armed Forces to be politically non-partisan. Yet, the modern-day Armed Forces on the continent, made up of the Army, Police, Air Force and Navy, have become so politicized that many countries in Africa are today ruled or have already been ruled by military dictators through coups d'etat, occasionally for good reasons as the book points out. This book traces the historical-cum-political evolution of these events, and what bodes for Africa, where the unending military incursions into partisan politics are concerned.

Author : William Gutteridge
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2023-12-20
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781003801528

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The Military in African Politics by William Gutteridge Pdf

Originally published in 1969, this book assesses the origin and nature of the 20th Century trend towards military intervention in the politics of African states. It begins by examining the natures of African armies and their inheritance from the colonial period. It scrutinizes the Nigerian and Ghana coups of 1966 and aspects of the East African mutinies in 1964 as well as events in certain French territories including Gabon and Dahomey. The effect of foreign military aid on the role of the armed forces in Africa is analysed, including the subtle influence of overseas military experience. The problems facing army officers when they seize the reins of government are examined along with the difficulties which they encounter when attempting to reinstitute civilian rule. Throughout the book the qualities which enable armies to intervene in politics are reviewed and related to those of the other institutions of African society.

Author : Bruce E. Arlinghaus,Pauline H Baker
Publisher : Westview Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1986-01-19
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015010910548

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African Armies by Bruce E. Arlinghaus,Pauline H Baker Pdf

Author : Simon Baynham
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781000347517

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Military Power and Politics in Black Africa by Simon Baynham Pdf

First published in 1986, Military Power and Politics in Black Africa explores many themes that concerned military power and politics in sub-Saharan Africa at the time of publication. Adopting a thematic approach, the book considers the nature of both intervention and disengagement and looks at the relationship between civilian and military institutions. The final chapters put forward arguments for the importance of foreign intervention in the politics and civil-military relations of African states.

Author : John Lamphear
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 600 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-05-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351960373

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African Military History by John Lamphear Pdf

This collection of essays on pre-colonial sub-Saharan African military history is drawn from a number of academic journals and includes some which are considered milestones in African historiographical discourse, as well as others which, while lesser known, provide remarkable insight into the unique nature of African military history. Selections were made so as to produce an introduction to the understudied field of pre-colonial African military history that will be useful to specialists and non-specialists alike. The volume also contains an introduction which presents one of the first significant reviews of pre-colonial African military historiography ever attempted.

Author : Robert Gaudi
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2017-01-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9780698411524

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African Kaiser by Robert Gaudi Pdf

The incredible true account of World War I in Africa and General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, the last undefeated German commander. “Let me say straight out that if all military histories were as thrilling and well written as Robert Gaudi’s African Kaiser, I might give up reading fiction and literary bio­graphy… Gaudi writes with the flair of a latter-day Macaulay. He sets his scenes carefully and describes naval and military action like a novelist.”—Michael Dirda, The Washington Post As World War I ravaged the European continent, a completely different theater of war was being contested in Africa. And from this very different kind of war, there emerged a very different kind of military leader.... At the beginning of the twentieth century, the continent of Africa was a hotbed of international trade, colonialism, and political gamesmanship. So when World War I broke out, the European powers were forced to contend with one another not just in the bloody trenches, but in the treacherous jungle. And it was in that unforgiving land that General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck would make history. With the now-legendary Schutztruppe (Defensive Force), von Lettow-Vorbeck and a small cadre of hardened German officers fought alongside their fanatically devoted native African allies as equals, creating the first truly integrated army of the modern age. African Kaiser is the fascinating story of a forgotten guerrilla campaign in a remote corner of Equatorial Africa in World War I; of a small army of ultraloyal African troops led by a smaller cadre of rugged German officers—of white men and black who fought side by side. But mostly it is the story of von Lettow-Vorbeck—the only undefeated German commmander in the field during World War I and the last to surrender his arms.

Author : Timothy J. Stapleton
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 1024 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013-10-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9780313395703

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A Military History of Africa by Timothy J. Stapleton Pdf

A detailed and thorough chronological overview of the history of warfare and military structures in Africa, covering ancient times to the present day. A Military History of Africa achieves a daunting task: it synthesizes decades of specialized academic research and literature—including the most recent material—to offer an accessible survey of Africa's military history, from the earliest times to the present day. The first volume examines the precolonial period beginning with warfare in ancient North Africa including ancient Egypt and Carthage and continues through the cavalry-based Muslim empires of the trans-Sahara trade and the wars of the slave trade in West and East Africa. The second volume focuses on the wars of European colonial conquest and African resistance during the late 19th century, African participation in both world wars, and the early violent struggles for independence from the 1950s and early 1960s. The third volume explores warfare in postcolonial Africa, including coverage of the impact of the global Cold War, conflicts in Southern Africa from the 1960s to 1980s, the development of postcolonial African armed forces, and civil wars sparked by the discovery of precious resources, such as diamonds in Sierra Leone. Readers of this three-volume work will understand how warfare and military structures have been consistently central to the development of African societies.

Author : Henry Bienen
Publisher : Holmes & Meier Publishers
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105037679391

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Armies and Parties in Africa by Henry Bienen Pdf

Author : Bruce E. Arlinghaus
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2019-03-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429725784

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African Armies by Bruce E. Arlinghaus Pdf

African armies have undergone significant changes since African nations won independence from colonial rule. Once mainly small constabulary forces relegated to the maintenance of internal order, these armies have become larger, more modern institutions, largely in response to growing external security threats. Previous analyses have focused on African military units as political actors, with little or no attention paid to their actual abilities and desires to perform defense functions. This study examines the evolution of African armed forces, their impact on the societies in which they operate, and their current capabilities, with special attention to their effectiveness as military institutions.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 43 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781428913660

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Armies and Democracy in the New Africa: Lessons from Nigeria and South Africa by Anonim Pdf

Author : Kristen A. Harkness
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2018-09-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108422475

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When Soldiers Rebel by Kristen A. Harkness Pdf

Soldiers rebel when leaders attempt to build or dismantle ethnic armies, posing a deep challenge to contemporary democratization efforts.

Author : Henry Bienen
Publisher : Westview Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1989-06-07
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015014891645

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Armed Forces, Conflict, And Change In Africa by Henry Bienen Pdf

Author : Herbert M. Howe
Publisher : Lynne Rienner Publishers
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 1588263150

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Ambiguous Order by Herbert M. Howe Pdf

Examines three options for increasing state security in Africa: regional military groupings, private security companies, and a continent-wide, professional peacekeeping force. Howe explores these alternatives within the larger context of why African militaries have proven incapable of handling new types of insurgency

Author : Chris Peers
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2011-01-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781844687626

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The African Wars by Chris Peers Pdf

A military history of native sub-Saharan African armies during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, exploring their training, weapons, tactics and more. In The African Wars, Chris Peers provides a graphic account of several of the key campaigns fought between European powers and the native peoples of tropical and sub-tropical Africa in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. His pioneering and authoritative study describes in vivid detail the organization and training of African warriors, their weapons, their fighting methods and traditions, and their tactics. He concentrates on the campaigns mounted by the most successful African armies as they struggled to defend themselves against the European scramble for Africa. Resistance was inconsistent, but some warlike peoples fought long and hard—the Zulu victory over the British at Isandhlwana is the best known but by no means the only occasion when the Africans humiliated the colonial invaders.