Volcanic archipelago at the north end of the Mozambique Channel, independent from France on 6 July 1975 as the Union of the Comoros.
Survives as a sovereign state, though chronically unstable — more than 20 coups or attempted coups since independence — and still contests French administration of the fourth island, Mayotte.
The modern standard history of the Comoros, from early Indian Ocean settlement through the sultanates, French rule, and independence.
Broad regional context placing the Comoros among the western Indian Ocean island states; not Comoros-specific but genuinely covers it.