Military History of South Africa - From the Dutch-Khoi Wars to the End of Apartheid

Informationen zum Autor Timothy J. Stapleton is professor of history at Trent University in Ontario, Canada. Previously he taught at Rhodes University and the University of Fort Hare in South Africa and was a research associate at the University of Zimbabwe and the University of Botswana. Klappentext This work offers the first one-volume comprehensive military history of modern South Africa. A Military History of South Africa: From the Dutch-Khoi Wars to the End of Apartheid represents the first comprehensive military history of South Africa from the beginning of European colonization in the Cape during the 1650s to the current postapartheid republic. With particular emphasis on the last 200 years, this balanced analysis stresses the historical importance of warfare and military structures in the shaping of modern South African society. Important themes include military adaptation during the process of colonial conquest and African resistance, the growth of South Africa as a regional military power from the early 20th century, and South African involvement in conflicts of the decolonization era. Organized chronologically, each chapter reviews the major conflicts, policies, and military issues of a specific period in South African history. Coverage includes the wars of colonial conquest (1830-69), the diamond wars (1869-81), the gold wars (1886-1910), World Wars I and II (1910-45), and the apartheid wars (1948-94).

Product details

• Authors: Timothy Stapleton, Timothy J. Stapleton, Stapleton Timothy J.
• Publisher: Greenwood Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 17
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2008
• EAN: 9780313365898
• ISBN: 978-0-313-36589-8
• No. of pages: 248
• Series: Praeger Security International; Praeger Security International
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / World, military history, HISTORY / Africa / South / Republic of South Africa, Republic of South Africa, c 1500 onwards to present day, History: earliest times to present day, African History, General and world history, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, Military History: Conflict and Wars