THE UNKNOWN FORCE: BLACK, INDIAN AND COLOURED SOLDIERS IN SOUTH AFRICA

  The unknown force: Black, Indian and Coloured soldiers through 2 World Wars - Ian Gleeson - Ashanti -1994 - Hard cover with dust cover in excellent condition. This book looks at how Black, Indian and Coloured Soldiers were an after-thought and a convenient reserve in the minds of those who ran the country and its armed forces at the outbreak of hostilities in both world conflicts. Because of the existing politics and prejudices they could not be used for in a combatant capacity and were relegated to the more menial tasks and unimposing functions. Simply because they were black or brown, they were told they could not fight.