Clayton, A - France, Soldiers and Africa

Brassey's, London, 1988. 444 pages, index, chapter notes, illustrations and sketch maps. Detailed study of the French Army in French Colonial Africa. The operation of the military system in war and peace is examined for its impact both on France and Africa. The acquisition, expansion and subsequent decline of the French colonies is traced from the days of the Restoration Monarchy through the World Wars and the Algerian crisis up to commitments on the continent in the 1980s. Blue cloth boards and illustrated dj. Uncommon. G+.