Rwanda is believed to have emerged around the tenth or eleventh century under King Gihanga, the founder of the prosperous and sovereign nation. Initially, military structures played more of a social role, with their main concern being the preservation of the means of subsistence, other than securing territorial influence. King Gihangas military formations, for instance, were meant for the security of his family and his economic assets. It is the aim of Resilience of a Nation: A History of the Military in Rwanda to examine the role that the military has played throughout the history of Rwanda...