True to Their Salt - Indigenous Personnel in Western Armed Forces

Mercenaries, allies or collaborators? This book provides a history of colonial auxiliaries. It looks at the post-colonial legacy of local forces trained up under Western models.

Summary

Mercenaries, allies or collaborators? This book provides a history of colonial auxiliaries. It looks at the post-colonial legacy of local forces trained up under Western models.

Product details

• Authors: Rob Johnson
• Publisher: Hurst Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2016
• EAN: 9781849044257
• ISBN: 978-1-84904-425-7
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Minority Studies, HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, HISTORY / World, military history, General & world history, Colonialism & imperialism, Indigenous Peoples, Colonialism and imperialism, General and world history