The story of how most of the adult male population of Malawi was pulled, generally unwillingly, into the horrors of a modern war. The author also considers the impact of wartime experience on all facets of Malawian life.

This is the fascinating story of how most of the adult male population of Malawi was pulled, for the most part unwillingly, into the horrors of a modern war. Melvin Page not only examines the recruitment and military service of Malawian askari (soldiers) and tenga-tenga (military laborers) but also considers the impact of wartime experience on all facets of Malawian life. The Chiwaya War became the nations first truly national experience, and as such was a watershed in Malawian history.Based on extensive use of oral sources, plus archival research in Africa, Europe, and the United States, The Chiwaya War is the most complete analysis of the effects of the World War I on any African country. As such, the book sets a standard for the further study of the impact of the Great War not only in Africa, but in other areas of the world as well. }

The Great Conflagration
The War of Thangata
The Machona Cohorts
The Hungry War
A Time of Fire
Not a Complete Peace
A Shame to Peoples Souls
Fighting for the World.