Title Fighting for Britain : African soldiers in the Second World War / David Killingray ; with Martin Plaut

Published Woodbridge, Suffolk : James Currey ; Rochester, NY : Boydell & Brewer, ©2010

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 289 pages) : illustrations, maps Contents Africa 1939 -- Recruiting -- Army life -- Indiscipline, strike & mutiny -- War -- Going home & demobilisation Summary Based mainly on oral evidence and soldiers' letters, tells the story of over half-a-million African troops who served with the British Army in campaigns in the Horn of Africa, the Middle East, Italy, and Burma. Looks at the impact of army life and travel on the men and their families, and the role of ex-servicemen in post-war nationalist politics Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-280) and index Notes Print version record Subject Great Britain. Army -- History -- World War, 1939-1945 Great Britain. Army -- Military life -- History -- 20th century Great Britain. Army -- Colonial forces -- History -- 20th century SUBJECT Great Britain. Army fast Subject World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, African Soldiers -- Africa -- History -- 20th century World War, 1939-1945 -- Social aspects -- Africa World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives. HISTORY -- Military -- World War II. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Black Studies (Global) Armed Forces -- Colonial forces Armed Forces -- Military life Military participation -- African Social aspects Soldiers Armee Weltkrieg 1939-1945 Schwarze Beteiligung Kolonialtruppe Heer -- Grossbritannien -- Geschichte 20. Jh. Weltkrieg II -- Auswirkung -- Afrika. Kolonialtruppe. Schwarze. Africa Großbritannien Großbritannien. Afrikaner. Genre/Form History Personal narratives Form Electronic book Author Plaut, Martin. LC no. 2010278482 ISBN 9781846157899 1846157897 9781782042563 1782042563

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