The African Wars : Warriors and Soldiers of the Colonial Campaigns

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. 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 Century. [the Author] Describes In ... Detail The Organization And Training Of African Warriors, Their Weapons, Their Fighting Methods And Traditions, And Their Tactics--jacket. 'sultan Of Africa' : The Impact Of Firearms -- 'that Terrible Wandering Race' : The Zulus And Their Northern Cousins -- 'the Most Horrible War' : The British And The Ashanti -- 'that Inhuman Fiend' : Kabarega's Twenty-seven Year War -- 'the Zulus Of The Congo' : The Azande -- 'an Impossible Rider Haggard Romance' : The Rise And Fall Of The Congo Arabs -- 'a Splendid People' : The Masai And Nandi -- 'he Fears The Spear, But Not The Big Guns' : The Hehe And The Kaiser -- 'no Law But Blood For Blood' : British East Africa's Northern Frontier -- Conclusion : 'the White Men Beat Everyone Now'. Chris Peers. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 223-227) And Index. 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 subtropical 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. [Elib] 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 subtropical 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. 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 19th and early 20th centuries