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Memoirs of the Maelstrom: A Senegalese Oral History of the First World War (Social History of Africa)
Memoirs of the Maelstrom A Senegalese Oral History of the First World War - Social History of Africa Author:Joe Lunn Between 1914 and 1918, the French recruited over 140,000 West Africans who fought on the Western front. Based on personal testimonies of war veterans and archival research, this book describes how the experience altered African soldiers' views of themselves, their societies, and the French. North America: Heinemann