The roots and implications of military intervention, by C. E. Welch, Jr.--The military and politics: Dahomey and Upper Volta, by W. A. E. Skurnik.--Congo-Kinshasa: General Mobutu and two political generations, by J. C. Willame.--Arms and politics in Ghana, by J. Kraus.--The Algerian army in politics, by I. W. Zartman.--The military and political change in Africa, by P. L. van den Berghe.--Appendices (p. [267]-301):--A. Armed strength and defense expenditures of African states in 1966.--B. Violence and military involvement in African politics from independence through 1968.--Selected bibliography (p. [302]-309)