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MOYSE-BARTLETT, MBE LIEUT-COL. H. The King's African Rifles
Gale & Polden Ltd. 1956, First Edition. Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A detailed history of the King's African Rifles 1890 - 1945, including a study in the military history of East and Central Africa, service in colonial campaigns, the Great War and WW2 . Contents: Foreword by Gen Sir George Giffard, GCB, DSO. Part I The Campaigns of the Early Regiments. Chapter I The Political Background. 2 The Central Africa Regiment. 3 The Uganda Rifles. 4 The East Africa Rifles. Part II The Consolidation of the Regiment 1901-14. 5 Formation & Organization 1901-02. 6 Dispositions & Establishments. 7 Campaigns Against the Mad Mullah of Somaliland. 8 Tribal Expeditions in East Africa. 9 Tribal Expeditions in Uanda. Part III The East Africa Campaign 1914-1918. 10 The Defence of the Uganda Railway 1914-16. 11 The Invasion of German East Africa 1916. 12 The Expulsion of the Enemy from German Territory 1917. 13 The Pursuit through Portuguese East Africa 1918. Part IV Internal Security & Reorganization. 14 The End of the Mad Mullah 1914-20. 15 Internal Security 1914-30. 16 Dispositions & Establishments 1919-39. Part V The War of 1939-1945. 17 The Defence of Kenya 1939-40. 18 The Defence of British Somaliland 1940. 19 The Advance to Addis Ababa 1941. 20 Operations in the South & West 1941. 21 Operations in the North & East 1941-42. 22 Reorganization & Development Within the Command 1942-44. 23 The Campaign in Madagascar 1942. 24 The Campaign in Burma: Operations of 11 (EA) Division 1944. 25 The Campaign in Burma: Operations of 28 (EA) Brigade & 22 (EA) Brigade 1945. 26 The First Fifty Years. Appendices: A Uniforms; B Bands; C Medals; D Inspectors-General, E Statistics of the EA Campaign 1914-18; F KAR Battalions: War 1939-45; G Select Bibliography. Glossary of Terms & Abbreviations. Index. Extensively illustrated with b/w photographs, fold-out maps & plans, with bibliography, extensive notes, and index. xx + 727 pp. Original DJ in removable protective wraps. Very Good/Good.
Offered for GBP 187.00 = appr. US$ 372.13 by: Addison Phillips - Book number: 001098