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Africa and the Second World War

Om Africa and the Second World War

Africans played critical roles in the Allied victory over Nazism and totalitarianism in the Second World War. However, a palpable silence on Africa''s role in the annual commemorations of the war''s momentous events in North America and Europe speaks to a larger phenomenon of lack of recognition. While there is no shortage of work on the Second World War, the focus is on Europeans, North Americans, and Asians. Except for a few recent monographs, Africa''s contribution to the war remains on the margins of the academic discourse on the subject. This book moves Africa''s role from the margins to the center of the Second World War discussion. It asserts that the combat role of African soldiers was critical to the Allied victory in the war. Similarly, Africans'' non-combat role kept military and non-military supply lines open and whirring during the war and facilitated victory. Also of extraordinary importance was Africa''s economic role in the form of voluntary financial contributions, tax reve

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  • Språk:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781569027547
  • Bindende:
  • Paperback
  • Sider:
  • 428
  • Utgitt:
  • 8. september 2022
  • Dimensjoner:
  • 229x154x29 mm.
  • Vekt:
  • 700 g.
  • BLACK NOVEMBER
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Leveringstid: Ukjent
Utvidet returrett til 31. januar 2025

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Africans played critical roles in the Allied victory over Nazism and totalitarianism in the Second World War. However, a palpable silence on Africa''s role in the annual commemorations of the war''s momentous events in North America and Europe speaks to a larger phenomenon of lack of recognition. While there is no shortage of work on the Second World War, the focus is on Europeans, North Americans, and Asians. Except for a few recent monographs, Africa''s contribution to the war remains on the margins of the academic discourse on the subject. This book moves Africa''s role from the margins to the center of the Second World War discussion. It asserts that the combat role of African soldiers was critical to the Allied victory in the war. Similarly, Africans'' non-combat role kept military and non-military supply lines open and whirring during the war and facilitated victory. Also of extraordinary importance was Africa''s economic role in the form of voluntary financial contributions, tax reve

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