East Africa  
Tribal and Imperial Armies in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Zanzibar, 1800 to 1900
Author(s): Ian Heath
Published by Foundry
Publication Date:  Available in all formats
ISBN: 9781901543353
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Principally covering Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and Zanzibar, this volume deals with the native peoples of East Africa and the Arabs and Europeans who variously fought, explored, and raided there in the course of the 19th century. The detailed text provides the dress, arms, organisation, and tactics of the protagonists, and includes sections on the foreign explorers and the forces of the British and German East African colonies. Illustrations include 124 drawings of warriors and soldiers.
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Principally covering Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, and Zanzibar, this volume deals with the native peoples of East Africa and the Arabs and Europeans who variously fought, explored, and raided there in the course of the 19th century. The detailed text provides the dress, arms, organisation, and tactics of the protagonists, and includes sections on the foreign explorers and the forces of the British and German East African colonies. Illustrations include 124 drawings of warriors and soldiers.
Table of contents
  • Cover Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • East Africa
    • The Upper Nile
    • Zanzibar and the Swahili Coast
    • Between the Coast and the Lakes
    • The Lake Kingdoms
    • The Northern Frontier
    • The Explorers
    • British East Africa
    • German East Africa
  • Bibliography
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