Fighting for Britain : African soldiers in the Second World War /

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 r...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Killingray, David
Otros Autores: Plaut, Martin
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Woodbridge, Suffolk : Rochester, NY : James Currey ; Boydell & Brewer, ©2010.
Temas:
Great Britain. > Army > History > World War, 1939-1945.
Great Britain. > Army > Military life > History > 20th century.
Great Britain. > Army > Colonial forces > History > 20th century.
Grande-Bretagne. > Army > Vie militaire > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Great Britain. > Army
1900-1999
World War, 1939-1945 > Participation, African.
Soldiers > Africa > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Social aspects > Africa.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Aspect social > Afrique.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Récits personnels.
HISTORY > Military > World War II.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Black Studies (Global)
Armed Forces > Colonial forces
Armed Forces > Military life
Military participation > African
Social aspects
Soldiers
Armee
Weltkrieg > 1939-1945
Schwarze
Beteiligung
Kolonialtruppe
Heer > Grossbritannien > Geschichte 20. Jh.
Weltkrieg II > Auswirkung > Afrika.
Kolonialtruppe.
Schwarze.
Africa
Großbritannien
Großbritannien.
Afrikaner.
History
Personal narratives
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xi, 289 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-280) and index.
ISBN:9781846157899
1846157897
9781782042563
1782042563

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