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Soldiers, Airmen, Spies, and Whisperers
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 336

Soldiers, Airmen, Spies, and Whisperers

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 2002
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  • Publisher: Unknown

The Gold Coast became important to the Allied war effort in WWII, necessitating the creation of elaborate propaganda and espionage networks, the activities of which ranged from rumor-mongering to smuggling and sabotage.

Soldiers of Misfortune
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 294

Soldiers of Misfortune

  • Type: Book
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  • Published: 1992
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  • Publisher: Unknown

This is a study of the African veterans of a European war. It is a story of men from the Cote d'Ivoire, many of whom had seldom traveled more than a few miles from their villages, who served France as tirailleurs (riflemen) during World War II. Thousands of them took part in the doomed attempt to hold back the armies of the Third Relch in 1940; many were to spend the rest of the war as prisoners in Germany or Occupied France. Others more fortunate came under the authority of Vichy France, and were deployed in the Defense of the "Motherland" and its overseas possessions against the threat posed by the Allies. By 1943, the tirailleur regiments had passed into the service of de Gaulle's free Fr...

The Cloth of Many Colored Silks
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 414

The Cloth of Many Colored Silks

A collection of essays honouring African scholar Ivor Wilks.

Hitler's African Victims
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 224

Hitler's African Victims

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Britannica Book of the Year 2008
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 882

Britannica Book of the Year 2008

This yearbook presents information on the dates, people, events, and world affairs of 2007. The section entitled "Britannica World Data," updated annually, presents geographic, demographic, and economic details.

Britannica Book of the Year 2010
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 882

Britannica Book of the Year 2010

The Britannica Book of the Year 2010 provides a valuable veiwpoint of the people and events that shaped the year and serves as a great reference source for the latest news on the ever changing populations, governments, and economies throughout the world. It is an accurate and comprehensive reference that you will reach for again and again.

Britannica Book of the Year 2011
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 882

Britannica Book of the Year 2011

The Britannica Book fo the Year 2011 provides a valuable viewpoint on the people and events that shaped the year. In addition to keeping the Encyclopaedia Britannica updated, it serves as a great reference source for the latest news on the ever-changing populations, governments, and economies throughout the world.

Britannica Book of the Year 2012
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 882

Britannica Book of the Year 2012

The Britannica Book of the Year 2012 provides a valuable viewpoint of the people and events that shaped the year and serves as a great reference source for the latest news on the ever changing populations, governments, and economies throughout the world. It is an accurate and comprehensive reference that you will reach for again and again.

Britannica Book of the Year 2014
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 883

Britannica Book of the Year 2014

The Britannica Book of the Year 2014 provides a valuable viewpoint of the people and events that shaped the year and serves as a great reference source for the latest news on the ever changing populations, governments, and economies throughout the world. It is an accurate and comprehensive reference that you will reach for again and again.

Britannica Book of the Year 2013
  • Language: en
  • Pages: 882

Britannica Book of the Year 2013

The Britannica Book of the Year 2013 provides a valuable viewpoint of the people and events that shaped the year and serves as a great reference source for the latest news on the ever changing populations, governments, and economies throughout the world. It is an accurate and comprehensive reference that you will reach for again and again.