Continent Ablaze by John W. Turner
Continent Ablaze (Jonathan Ball 1998 Softcover on African Insurgency Wars)
A Continental Survey of Insurgency and Counter-Insurgency Warfare in Africa from 1960 Onward
Bibliographic Specifications
- Title: Continent Ablaze: The Insurgency Wars in Africa 1960 to the Present
- Author: John W. Turner
- Publisher: Jonathan Ball Publishers, Johannesburg
- Publication Date: 1998
- ISBN-13: 9781868420469
- ISBN-10: 1868420469
- Edition Details: This edition published in 1998 by Jonathan Ball Publishers, Johannesburg. Softcover release.
- Binding: Publisher's illustrated laminated card wrappers, perfect bound.
- Physical Format: Large softcover (trade paperback format).
- Language: English
Official Condition Report
- The Book: Very Good Plus (VG+)
- Exterior / Wraps: The laminated pictorial wrappers are bright, with only light rubbing to the front cover. There is slight whitening and fine scuffing to the bottom fore-corner and along the adjacent edge. The black spine with cream lettering shows a light crease line but no major damage. The back cover is clean, with no visible damage.
- Interior: The text block is clean and tight, with slightly toned page edges. The text pages are free of markings, and there are no ownership marks.
- The Dust Jacket: Not Applicable (As Issued)
Synopsis & Historical Value
Continent Ablaze: The Insurgency Wars in Africa 1960 to the Present by John W. Turner is a structured survey of the insurgency and counter-insurgency conflicts fought across Africa from 1960 onward. This Johannesburg edition was published by Jonathan Ball in 1998.
The coverage is pan-African, taking in the Rhodesian and South West African wars, the Angolan and Mozambican conflicts, and later insurgencies in the Horn of Africa, Sudan, Uganda and Zaire. The conflicts are set against their political and military background, with attention to the armies and weaponry involved.
The book was designed to serve as background reading for African Studies courses, and it remains a useful single-volume reference for collectors of Africana, Border War and modern military history.
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