Mau Mau

[darkwarrior]

I am writing a dissertation on Britain's counter-insurgency activity during the Mau Mau reballion in Kenya from 1952-1960. I know of Frank Kitson's books on the subject but does anyone know of other titles about this campaign? All my searching is turning up very little at the moment.

Also, is there any kind of association for veterans of this campaign? If so, how do you get in contact with them?

[Tab]

Like many of the campaigns of this era, they where fought by National Servicemen and they just did their 20 months in the country and went home and forgot all about it. Like Cyprus, Suez, Radfan. Malaya, Palestine
and Korea there are not the Associations or books to go with these nasty little wars.

[Pasha]

darkwarrior,

In case you haven't already, the following site is a pretty good backgrounder:
http://www.britains-smallwars.com/kenya/index.html

A pretty comprehensive read is "Mau Mau and Kenya: An Analysis of a Peasant Revolt (Blacks in the Diaspora)" by Wunyabari O. Maloba. There
are page samples here:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0253336 ... eader-page
Regards

Pasha

[Redhand]

Funny thing,

That ones sittin right in front of me.

[got1]

darkwarrior,
I don't know if it will help, but a long time ago I did see a documentry film "Africa Adio". It dealt with some of the atrocities that the Mau Mau comitted against the European farmers, the one that sticks in mind is a herd of prize Friesan cattle that had been hamstrung and were walking about on there knee's.

[Tab]

It was all very nasty for quite a while, with people being beheaded, and chopped up. Like many of these wars that where fought during the 50's they have been forgotten by every one expect those that took part.

[tonyh762]

there is a movie called 'I'M A SCAMMER SPAMMER!!! toto' its a good look into a slice of kenya at the time.
if you have the time and inclination go to the imperial war musem, you can book time in their resource room to study etc...