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World War I in Africa: The Forgotten Conflict Among the European Powers

World War I in Africa: The Forgotten Conflict Among the European Powers

Samson, Anne

Hardcover

Series: International Library of Twentieth Century History, Book 50

African HistoryBritish HistoryWorld War I

ISBN10: 1780761198
ISBN13: 9781780761190
Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
Published: Nov 27 2012
Pages: 328
Weight: 1.20
Height: 1.20 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English

The First World War in German Southern and East Africa was fought in extremely different circumstances to the war on the Western Front. Very little has been written on the South West Africa campaign whilst, conversely, much attention has been granted to the military aspects of the East Africa campaign. This book returns the spotlight to both of these campaigns, seeking to understand the impact which policy decisions and the interplay of individuals made on the course of the war in East and Southern Africa. The author illuminates the roles of two key players: General Jan Christian Smuts who led the army of South Africa to take on German forces in East Africa in 1915, and the undefeated Lettow-Vorbeck, famed for being the only German general to occupy British territory. The paths of these military protagonists crossed over events in Africa from 1899 and continued to cross as adversaries in battle, until the two men, who held each other in extremely high regard, finally met in London in 1929.

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