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Armies in East Africa 1914-1918 (Men-at-arms)

Armies in East Africa 1914-1918 (Men-at-arms)
By Peter Abbott

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During World War I a self-contained war was fought in the European colonies of East Africa, between the British (from Kenya, Rhodesia and Uganda), Belgians (from the Congo) and Portugese (from Mozambique), against the garrison from German East Africa. The German colonial army, led by the brilliant General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, spent much of the war running rings around the Allies, and Lettow-Vorbeck became world famous as a sort of "World War I Rommel" figure. In this title the weapons, tactics and logistics of this campaign are covered, along with the array of exotic uniforms worn.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #315883 in Books
  • Published on: 2002-10-16
  • Format: Illustrated
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 48 pages

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About the Author
Peter Abbott has co-authored several titles for Osprey, including Men-at-Arms 131: 'Germany's Eastern Front Allies 1941-45' and Men-at-Arms 202: 'Modern African Wars 2: Angola and Mozambique'. Raffaele Ruggeri lives and works in Bologna, Italy. He has a particular personal interest in the armies and forces of the Ottoman Empire, and has illustrated several titles for Osprey on this subject.

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Good book on a niche subject5
Very good book, reminding us that there was WW1 away from the trenches too. Good insight to get one started on the wider view.

ARMIES OF EAST AFRICA5
A 47 page book on the european, african, indian and local native warriors in the East African army. It has some excellent black and white pictures and many colour photos of the army officers and the uniforms and weapons they had at the time of 1914 to 1918.The book covers the the British, Belgium, portugese,german and the south african armies of that time. The colour photos are beautiful showing the maxim guns used and the warriors are also dressed well.It was a very difficult time for all of them as not many survived.
The book will be an excellent reference book when you read other books with East African interests.
Read and enjoy.