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The East Africa Campaign 1914-18 - Von Lettow-Vorbeck's Masterpiece (Paperback)
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The East Africa Campaign 1914-18 - Von Lettow-Vorbeck's Masterpiece (Paperback)
Series: Campaign
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Loot Price R435
Discovery Miles 4 350
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A fascinating, beautifully illustrated study of the daring war in
East Africa waged by German colonial forces under Paul von
Lettow-Vorbeck against the wide array of colonial and expeditionary
forces of the Allied Powers. The East African Campaign in World War
I comprised a series of battles and guerrilla actions which began
in German East Africa in 1914 and spread to portions of Portuguese
Mozambique, northern Rhodesia, British East Africa, the Uganda
Protectorate, and the Belgian Congo. German colonial forces under
Lieutenant-Colonel Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck attempt to divert Allied
forces from the Western Front. Despite the efforts of the Allied
forces, Lettow-Vorbeck's troops remained undefeated at the end of
the war. In this fascinating work, David Smith documents how a wide
array of British, Indian, South African, Belgian, Portuguese and
local native forces invaded German East Africa and slowly ousted
the German forces, a process made tortuous by Lettow-Vorbeck's
masterful management of the campaign. Among the events covered in
this work are the Battle of Tanga, the scuttling of the
Koenigsberg, the German railway campaign, and the battles at
Salaita Hill, Kondoa-Irangi, Mahenge, Mahiwa and Namacurra.
Colourful period and specially commissioned illustrations bring to
life a wide-ranging and eventful campaign in which a high price was
extracted for every inch of ground given up.
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