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Title: New Chris Peers book on Africa
Post by: Mors on 01 November 2010, 08:45:31 AM: 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
Title: Re: New Chris Peers book on Africa
Post by: mortimer on 01 November 2010, 10:21:25 AM: :o :o :o :o very interesting!!! thanks for the info
Title: Re: New Chris Peers book on Africa
Post by: Colonel Tavington on 01 November 2010, 01:14:49 PM: I am interested on the contents of this book? Mainly Cape Wars and Boer War? Any chance someone will comment on said contents!
Title: Re: New Chris Peers book on Africa
Post by: Mors on 01 November 2010, 02:33:26 PM: 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.

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Mainly Cape Wars and Boer War

The cover looks promising for your interests
Title: Re: New Chris Peers book on Africa
Post by: Teld on 01 November 2010, 05:10:53 PM: a bit more info on the contents here:

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

looks like a intresting read.
Title: Re: New Chris Peers book on Africa
Post by: cram on 03 November 2010, 06:07:16 PM: Thanks for letting us know :) Just put in my order for a copy :D
Title: Re: New Chris Peers book on Africa
Post by: Atheling on 04 November 2010, 08:54:00 AM: Quote from: cram on 03 November 2010, 06:07:16 PM
Thanks for letting us know :) Just put in my order for a copy :D

Me too. Can't go wrong with Mr Peers 8).

Darrell.
Title: Re: New Chris Peers book on Africa
Post by: Mors on 08 November 2010, 08:09:08 AM: 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
Title: Re: New Chris Peers book on Africa
Post by: mortimer on 08 November 2010, 08:51:01 AM: Quote from: Mors on 08 November 2010, 08:09:08 AM
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
Title: Re: New Chris Peers book on Africa
Post by: Kingscarbine on 10 November 2010, 05:14:11 PM: Nothing about the Portuguese campaigns... as usual. >:( Must be the damn' language barrier again.