Wars of Imperial Conquest in Africa, 1830-1914

List of Maps vii(1) Preface viii 1 Lords of the land: Africa on the eve of conquest 1(25) 2 Masters of the water: the European invaders 26(30) 3 A shifting balance, 1830-80 56(57) 4 Flood tide, 1880-98 113(72) 5 Ominous portents, 1898-1914 185(24) 6 Legacies 209(11) Notes 220(17) Select bibliography 237(28) Index 265