The Arms Trade in East Africa in the Late Nineteenth Century
@article{Beachey1962TheAT,
title={The Arms Trade in East Africa in the Late Nineteenth Century},
author={Raymond Wendell Beachey},
journal={The Journal of African History},
year={1962},
volume={3},
pages={451 - 467}
}The unrestricted trade in arms and ammunition in East Africa in the late nineteenth century was one of the most important problems facing European administrators, missionaries, and traders.
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