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World Service,07 Feb 1993,29 mins

Africa and the Second World War - Part One

African Perspective

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During World War II, a million Africans served on one side or the other. Why did men from Sierra Leone, Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria, Tanzania, Sudan and other countries serve in the campaign in the horn of Africa? Presented by Martin Plaut

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