Built on the ruins of empire : British military assistance and African independence /

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"During the Cold War the British government oversaw the transition to independence of dozens of colonies. Often the most challenging aspect of this transition was the creation of a national army from colonial forces. In Built on the Ruins of Empire, Blake Whitaker examines this process in Kenya...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Whitaker, Blake (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, 2022.
Colección:Modern war studies.
Temas:
1900-1999
Military assistance, British > Africa.
Decolonization > Africa > History > 20th century.
Décolonisation > Afrique > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Assistance militaire britannique > Afrique.
Autonomy and independence movements
Colonial influence
Decolonization
Diplomatic relations
Military assistance, British
Race relations
Africa > History, Military > 20th century.
Great Britain > Foreign relations > Africa.
Africa > Foreign relations > Great Britain.
Great Britain > Race relations > History > 20th century.
Africa > Colonial influence > History > 20th century.
Africa > History > Autonomy and independence movements.
Afrique > Histoire > Autonomie et mouvements independantistes.
Afrique > Influence coloniale > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Grande-Bretagne > Relations raciales > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Afrique > Relations extérieures > Grande-Bretagne.
Grande-Bretagne > Relations extérieures > Afrique.
Afrique > Histoire militaire > 20e siècle.
Afrique > Histoire > Autonomie et mouvements indépendantistes.
Africa
Great Britain
History
Military history
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgements
  • Maps
  • Introduction
  • The king's African rifles, independence, and mutiny
  • The Zambian army and the consequences of poor policy
  • The Rhodesian army and the liberation forces
  • How do you create an army? British post-conflict planning
  • The rise of ZANLA dominance in the ZNA and the birth of the 5th brigade
  • Conclusion: Military assistance as a diplomatic weapon
  • Bibliography.

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