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Mau-Mau Warrior

Door Abiodun Alao

Categorie
Algemeen Landen & Volkeren
Boeknummer
#327451-XD19
Titel
Mau-Mau Warrior
Auteur
Alao, Abiodun
Boektype
Paperback
Uitgeverij
Botley, Oxford : Osprey Publishing
Jaar van uitgave
2006
ISBN10
1846030242
ISBN13
9781846030246
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Paperback, illustrations in colour and b/w, 8vo. Warrior 108.
Samenvatting
Osprey's study of the Mau Mau Rebellion (1952-1960) in Kenya and its fighters. The Mau Mau Freedom Fighters waged a guerrilla war for eight years against their British colonial rulers, which became known as the Mau Mau Uprising. The Mau Mau sought to win back their land and independence. This underground militia was an extremely powerful force employing tactics, which included the assassination of British settlers and the Africans who collaborated with the British, as well as raiding colonial prisons for weapons and staging daring ambushes in the Kenyan forests and mountains. The conflict saw these untrained warriors, deemed by many to be terrorists employ an innovative mix of traditional African warfare tactics, counterinsurgency methods and European firepower. The uprising ended in failu... (Lees verder)re but set the stage for Kenyan independence in 1963. This title will explore their unique motivations, training and tactics, as well as their battle experience.
Pagina's
64
Conditie
Goed — Red permanent marker dot top cut.
Prijs
€ 8,00

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