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A concise, balanced and explanatory overview of the war, the military mechanisms and the social and political foundations that defined the crisis.

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Nigeria was a unique concept in the formation of modern Africa. It began life as a highly lucrative if climatically challenging holding of the Royal Niger Company, a British Chartered Company under the control of Victorian capitalist Sir George Taubman Goldie. It was handed over to indigenous rule in 1960 with the best of intentions and a profound

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Examining the past and present relationship of France with her erstwhile African colonial possessions, Operation Barracuda, Operations Almandin I, II and II, Operation Boali and the various regional, international and European regional interventions feature.

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In an age when English-speaking peoples straddled the globe, this insightful book explores attitudes to race, and belonging.

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The work covers the emergence and growth of Mau Mau, and the strategies applied by the British to confront and nullify what was in reality a tactically inexpert, but nonetheless powerfully symbolic black expression of political violence.

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This book tells the story of the international intervention that took place in Somalia, the successes, failures and lessons learned.

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South African Mirages and Cuban MiG-21s dogfighting over Cuito Cuanavale, the largest tank battle on African soil since El Alamein; Puma troopships shot out of the skies by Strela missiles and RPG-7 rockets; Alouette III gunships hovering menacingly above Koevoet tracker-combat teams as they close in for the kill; Hercules and Transall transports d

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The Selous Scouts were to write their name into the annals of military history as one of the finest counterinsurgency units of all time, through their innovative pseudo-guerrilla tactics, brilliant reconnaissance operations and daring flying-column raids.

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Covers the wider dynamic of Cold War engagements over the emerging Middle East crisis

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Test Match Special producer Peter Baxter presents tales of commentating capers from the Gabba to Eden Park in Jamaica.

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The perfect present for the cricket-lover's Christmas stocking - the best interviews from BBC Radio's Test Match Special.

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The greatest lunchtime interviews from the much-loved cricketing institution that is BBC Radio's Test Match Special