A History of the King's African Rifles and East African Forces

by Malcolm Page

Book Overview

Whatever one may think about the rights and wrongs of colonial rule, it is hard to deny that during the first half of the this century those African countries, which then came under British administration enjoyed a period of stability which most now look back upon with a profound sense of loss. Paradoxical though it may seem, one of the bulwarks of that stability was each country's indigenous army. Trained and officered by the British, these force...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1848844387
• ISBN13: 9781848844384
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Books
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.2"