THE KING`S AFRICAN RIFLES

First edition hardcover with dust jacket by Moyse-Bartlett, published 1956.  727 pages with index. B/W plates, illustrations in the text and multiple fold-out maps throughout ensure that This huge work...  stands head and shoulders above anything else ever written about East African soldiers. 

The King's African Rifles (KAR) was a multi-  regiment raised from Britain's various possessions in East Africa from 1902 until independence in the 1960s. It performed both military and internal security functions within the colonial territories, and served outside these territories during the World Wars. The rank and file () were drawn from native inhabitants, while most of the officers were seconded from the . When the KAR was first raised there were some Sudanese officers in the battalions raised in , and native officers were commissioned towards the end of British colonial rule.

The dust jacket shows wear/tear and is now under plastic, has protected  the embossed black cloth boards; the book itself in very good condition. Previous owner's  details (Salisbury) on front end page together with a Nyasaland bookshop sticker.