This chapter discusses some of the difficulties involved in studying the strategic dimension of pre-colonial African conflicts. It also contends, however, that, insofar as it can be reconstructed, pre-colonial warfare was as complex as warfare in any other historical setting.

Strategy in the Wars of Pre-Colonial Sub-Saharan Africa / Kegel, John B.; Macola, Giacomo. - (2025), pp. 369-383.

Strategy in the Wars of Pre-Colonial Sub-Saharan Africa

John B. Kegel
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Giacomo Macola
Co-primo
2025

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This chapter discusses some of the difficulties involved in studying the strategic dimension of pre-colonial African conflicts. It also contends, however, that, insofar as it can be reconstructed, pre-colonial warfare was as complex as warfare in any other historical setting.
2025
The Cambridge History of Strategy. Volume 1: Antiquity to the American War of Independence
9781108479950
Africa; pre-colonial; warfare; strategy
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Strategy in the Wars of Pre-Colonial Sub-Saharan Africa / Kegel, John B.; Macola, Giacomo. - (2025), pp. 369-383.
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