Mau Mau Rebellion: A History from Beginning to End - Paperback

by Hourly History (Author)

Discover the remarkable history of the Mau Mau Rebellion...The Mau Mau Rebellion took place in Kenya, beginning in 1952. A group of native Kenyan peoples, mostly from the Kikuyu tribe, rose up against their British colonizers, who had held the region since 1895. With a complicated story, it can be difficult to place the Mau Mau Uprising within the larger history of Kenyan nationalism and nationhood. Regardless of nuance, though, its importance in the history of Kenya, Africa, and British colonialism cannot be understated. This is the complete history of the Mau Mau Rebellion.

• Background and Causes
• The Desire for Freedom
• The British Respond: Operation Anvil
• Brutality and War Crimes
• The End of the Rebellion
• Legacy
• And much more