Total Onslaught
War and Revolution in Southern Africa Since 1945
Pen and Sword · Print & ebook · August 29, 2018
The end of the Second World War may have heralded peace in Europe but conflicts in Southern Africa were about to begin.
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- Who it’s for
- A historical account of conflicts challenging colonial rule across Southern Africa.
- Genres
- Southern African History, Other Military Conflicts, Colonialism & Its Aftermath
- Published
- Pen and Sword, August 29, 2018
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The end of the Second World War may have heralded peace in Europe but conflicts in Southern Africa were about to begin. The imperial powers were weakened by the cost of war and a string of wars challenged colonial rule in countries such as Namibia, Angola and Rhodesia. Once independence was achieved, civil wars between rival factions unfamiliar with democratic principles resulted. Liberation movements such as those in South Africa demanded self-rule and end to Apartheid.
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Tribal feuds, corruption and the ambitions of dictators led to more conflicts such as the protracted fighting in the Congo. These were wars that ran on until both sides were exhausted often only to be re-kindled after short periods of uneasy peace. The cost in human and material terms has been devastating and in too many cases remain so. Economic development has been frustrated and the result is often poverty, abuse and genocide. The Author who knows Southern Africa as a native is superbly equipped to tell this fascinating if tragic record.
Southern African Wars
A historical account of conflicts challenging colonial rule across Southern Africa.
Come here for
- Wars in Namibia, Angola, Rhodesia, South Africa, and the Congo
Expect
- Colonial rule, independence struggles, civil wars, and recurring conflict
Where it sits
| Southern African History | 57% |
|---|---|
| Colonialism & Its Aftermath | 38% |
| Other Military Conflicts | 25% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- History
- Authors
- Paul Moorcraft
- Publisher
- Pen and Sword
- Published
- August 29, 2018
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- History