John Thornton for UCL The book takes us from the Gambia down to Angola summarising what is known of the states of these areas and their combat style. The range of so large an area takes us from riverine forces through infantry to full cavalry on the savannah. The subject of the influence of slaving on the warfare of the area is discussed but not ultimately resolved. The book includes much that is useful though the need for better maps in an era where nearly every state is unknown is considerable. This is Africa before the European armies trusted to breechloaders. The forerunners of the modern boy soldiers are to be discovered. More Old Duffer's Book Corner (book reviews) Slim: The Standardbearer Troupes de Marine L'Armée de Napoleon III (2) La Bataille Sardinian Brigade Napoléon Et Ses Soldats (de Wagram A Waterloo) The Napoleonic Wars 1803-1815 Haig's Command Husaria: The Winged Horsemen A Close Run Thing Warfare in Atlantic Africa 1500-1800 The Holy Land The Little Bighorn Campaign The Napoleon Options Pallas Armata Marengo and Hohenlinden: Napoleon's Rise to Power Book Review. Back to Perfidious Albion #101 Table of Contents Back to Perfidious Albion List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 2000 by Charles and Teresa Vasey. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com