Oil, diamonds, timber, food aid - just some of the suggestions put forward as explanations for African wars in the past decade. Another set of suggestions focus

For over twenty years, the South African Border War was fought to counter the influence of Marxism-Leninism and to maintain control of Namibia. The South Africa

This book shows that wars that have hitherto been mainly interpreted as driven by economic, resource, ethnic or clan interests (such as the conflicts in Liberia

This book focuses on the different types of combatants in conflicts in Africa, exploring the fine lines between what might be classified as a militia in one con

The book introduces a fresh perspective on Carl von Clausewitz's thoughts on small war.