Central Africa: Tribal and Colonial Armies in the Congo, Gabon, Rwanda, Burundi, Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland, 1800 to 1900 (Armies of the 19th Century: Africa) - Hardcover

This is the second volume in Foundry’s projected series describing the armies of the era of exploration in sub-Saharan Africa. Following a similar format to its predecessor, it covers the area now largely occupied by the countries of Gabon, the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville), the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Zambia, and Malawi.This was the archetypal ‘Darkest Africa’ of 19th century exploration, and many of its indigenous inhabitants lived at the time in remote regions. Consequently most of what we know about these peoples comes from the fleeting impressions of such European travelers as encountered them – and all too often their experiences were limited to a flight of arrows from an unseen enemy concealed in the forest. This book therefore sets out to put such confrontations into context, and to describe the organization, tactics, costumes and weapons of the protagonists in this unique theater of conflict. Chris Peers’ authoritative text is accompanied by photographs, maps and 120 drawings of warriors, troop types and flags.

Other books by the same author:
Ancient Chinese Armies, 1500-200 BC (Osprey 1990)
Medieval Chinese Armies, 1260-1520 AD (Osprey 1992)
Imperial Chinese Armies, 200 BC-589 AD (Osprey 1995)
Imperial Chinese Armies, 590-1260 AD (Osprey 1996)
Late Imperial Chinese Armies, 1520-1842 AD (Osprey 1997)
Warlords of China, 700 BC-1662 AD (Arms & Armour Press 1998)
Armies of the Nineteenth Century: East Africa (Foundry 2003)
Warrior Peoples of East Africa, 1840-1900 (Osprey 2005)
Soldiers of the Dragon: Chinese Armies 1500 BC-1840 AD (Osprey 2006)
The African Wars (Pen & Sword 2010)

Other titles from Foundry Books:

ARMIES OF THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY
The Armies of England, Scotland, Ireland, the United Provinces and the Spanish Netherlands (1998) by Ian Heath
The Aztec and Inca Empires, Other Peoples of the Americas, and the Conquistadores (1998) by Ian Heath

ARMIES OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
Central Asia and the Himalayan Kingdoms (1998) by Ian Heath
China (1998) by Ian Heath
India's North-East Frontier (1999) by Ian Heath
East Africa (2003) by Chris Peers
Burma and Indo-China (2003) by Ian Heath
The British in India 1826-59 (2005) by John French
The Paraguayan War (2007) by Terry Hooker
Japan and Korea (2011) by Ian Heath

COLONIAL ARMIES
Colonial Armies in Africa 1850-1918 (2006) by Peter Abbott
Rivals of the Raj: Non-British Colonial Armies in Asia 1497-1941 (2010) by Peter Abbott

EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY
Small Wars and Skirmishes 1902-18 (2004) by Edwin Herbert
Risings and Rebellions 1919-39 (2007) by Edwin Herbert
The Boxer Rebellion (2011) by Mike Blake