New Chris Peers book on Africa

[Mors]

Just noticed this on a email I had recieved from Copplestone Castings , has anyone seen the book yet? Ive ordered it anyway.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/African-Wars-Warriors-Soldiers-Campaigns/dp/1848841213/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1288600972&sr=8-2

[mortimer]

  very interesting!!! thanks for the info

[Colonel Tavington]

I am interested on the contents of this book? Mainly Cape Wars and Boer War? Any chance someone will comment on said contents!

[Mors]

The contents do not appear to be listed anywhere, not even on the publishers website. Estimated delivery to me by the end of the week so I will post up a short review.

Mainly Cape Wars and Boer War

The cover looks promising for your interests

[Teld]

a bit more info on the contents here:

http://astore.amazon.co.uk/afghanstudies-21/detail/1848841213

looks like a intresting read.

[cram]

Thanks for letting us know  Just put in my order for a copy 

[Atheling]

Thanks for letting us know  Just put in my order for a copy 

Me too. Can't go wrong with Mr Peers  .

Darrell.

[Mors]

My copy arrived over the weekend, Ive read the first two chapters so far , so this is first impressions only.
At 236 pages it can only be a primer for a large subject but I have enjoyed what I have read so far. Most of the information has probably been published in Chris Peers articles that appeared in WI.Summary of contents-
Introduction
1- The Impact of Firearms
2-The Zulus and their Northern Cousins. Covers Zulus, Matabele, Ngoni
3-The British and the Ashanti
4-Kabaregas Twenty Seven Year War. Covers the Bunyoro conflicts against Baker, Lugard etc
5-The Azande
6-The rise and fall of the Congo Arabs
7-The Masai and the Nandi
8-The HeHe and the Kaiser
9-British East Africas Northern Frontier. Covers the Turkana , the Somalis,the Karamoja, the Borana , the Suk Samburu and Rendille.
10-Conclusion

[mortimer]

My copy arrived over the weekend, Ive read the first two chapters so far , so this is first impressions only.
At 236 pages it can only be a primer for a large subject but I have enjoyed what I have read so far. Most of the information has probably been published in Chris Peers articles that appeared in WI.Summary of contents-
Introduction
1- The Impact of Firearms
2-The Zulus and their Northern Cousins. Covers Zulus, Matabele, Ngoni
3-The British and the Ashanti
4-Kabaregas Twenty Seven Year War. Covers the Bunyoro conflicts against Baker, Lugard etc
5-The Azande
6-The rise and fall of the Congo Arabs
7-The Masai and the Nandi
8-The HeHe and the Kaiser
9-British East Africas Northern Frontier. Covers the Turkana , the Somalis,the Karamoja, the Borana , the Suk Samburu and Rendille.
10-Conclusion

Again... Thanks for the new info!!   Very useful

[Kingscarbine]

Nothing about the Portuguese campaigns... as usual.  Must be the damn' language barrier again.