Military Regimes in Africa

ISBN-13: 9781032612812 / Twarda / 2023 / 192 str.

W. F. Gutteridge

Opis

Originally published in 1975, this book examines the achievements of, and problems encountered by, African military regimes in office. It begins with 2 chapters discussing trends in the formation and organization of African armies and the influence on these armies of the colonial legacy. 

Recenzje

Review of original edition of Military Regimes in Africa:

‘His present study is predictably informative and competent.’ Noam J. Pines, African Studies, 36:1

Spis treści

1. A Decade of Coups 2. The Professional Legacy of Colonial Rule 3. Military Rule in Ghana 4. Francophone Africa – Dahomey 5. The Role of the military in Nigeria 1966-74 6. Mobutu’s Zaïre 1965-74 7. General Amin’s Uganda 8. The Military in the Sudan 9. Conclusions.

O autorze

W. F. Gutteridge