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Africa's Armies big sky pieAfrica's Armies traces the military history of sub Saharan Africa from the pre colonial era to the present. Robert Edgerton begins this sweeping chronicle by describing the role of African armies in pre colonial times, when armed forces or militias were essential to the maintenance and prosperity of their societies. During the colonial era, African soldiers fought with death defying courage, earning such respect as warriors that they were often

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