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Fighting for Britain : African soldiers in the Second World War / David Killingray ; with Martin Plaut.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Killingray, David.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Great Britain. Army--History--World War, 1939-1945.
- Great Britain.
- Great Britain. Army.
- World War, 1939-1945--Participation, African.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Soldiers--Africa--History--20th century.
- Soldiers.
- Great Britain. Army--Military life--History--20th century.
- Great Britain. Army--Colonial forces--History--20th century.
- World War, 1939-1945--Social aspects--Africa.
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives.
- History.
- Africa.
- Genre:
- Personal narratives.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 289 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Woodbridge, Suffolk : James Currey ; Rochester, NY : Boydell & Brewer, [2010]
- Summary:
- Based mainly on oral evidence and soldiers' letters, tells the story of over half-a-million African troops who served with the British Army in campaigns in the Horn of Africa, the Middle East, Italy, and Burma. Looks at the impact of army life and travel on the men and their families, and the role of ex-servicemen in post-war nationalist politics.
- Contents:
- Africa 1939
- Recruiting
- Army life
- Indiscipline, strike & mutiny
- War
- Going home & demobilisation.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-280) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781847010155
- 1847010156
- OCLC:
- 429027308
- Publisher Number:
- 99942606308
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