An unprecedented explosion of conflicts has carved a trail of death and destruction across Africa—yet gone largely unnoticed ...

Instantly Hitler’s already serious problem of trying to keep an Axis foothold in Africa became just twice as serious. In his broadcast from Munich (see p. 36) Hitler virtually confessed that he ...

Kissi, Edward 2023. Caught between the Union Jack and the Nazi Swastika: African Protests over Ambiguous Status under British Imperialism and Potential Transfer to Nazi Colonialism. The Journal of ...

In the lead up to and during World War II the military establishment continued to maintain that African-Americans soldiers were not as capable as their white counterparts and needed more intensive ...

African American troops line up, National Archives The military's view toward African Americans during World War II reflected that of the wider American culture. According to a report commissioned ...

In 2005 Senegal's ex-President Abdoulaye Wade (C) - flanked by war veterans - paid his respects to Senegalese WW2 soldiers in France Among the many African soldiers who fought in WW2 are ...

"Gladiator II" opens with a Roman fleet brutally laying siege to a city in the north African kingdom of Numidia. On the big ...

South African World War Two hero Job Maseko was denied the highest military award because he was black, campaigners believe, and his family have backed a push to get him the posthumous honour.

It wasn't until the Second World War that Tanks played a vital role and were a significant factor in the majority of the fighting arenas – from France and Russia to North Africa. World War II ...