Warfare & Diplomacy in Pre-colonial West Africa

Published on: 1989
Page Count: 180 pages
Print Type: BOOK
Categories: Africa, West
Maturity Rating: NOT_MATURE
Language: en
Embeddable: Yes
PDF Available: Yes
EPUB Available: No
ISBN-13: 9780299123345
ISBN-10: 0299123340
... West African army were strongly influ- enced by the physical features of the country in which it was recruited and mainly operated , which as indicated in Chapter 1 determined in particular the feasibility of the use of horses and other ...

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