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PREFACE I N all the Gennan colonies. though but a few decades old, a life full of promise was discernible. We were beginning to understand the national value of our colonial possessions; settlers and capital were venturing in; industries aDd factories were beginning to flourish. Compared ~;th that of other nations, the colonizing process of Gem1any had progressed peacefully and steadily, and the inhabitants had confidence in the justice of German administration. This development had barely commenced when it was destroyed by the world war. In spite of all tangible proofs to the contrary, an unjustifiable campaign of falsehood is being conducted in order to make the world believe that the Gennans lacked colonizing talent and were cruel to the natives. A small force, mainly composed of these very natives, opposed this development. Almost without any external means of coercion, even without immediate payment, this force. with its numerous native followers, faithfully foll
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CONTENTS; PART I; EVE~TS PREVIOUS TO THE ARruV~L OF THE; Soun! AFRICAXS; CHAPTER 1: BEFORE THE OUTBREAK OF V AR ; Rcfiections on the duties and purpose of the PrOlecth'e Force; Details of the defensive capacity of the Colony Distributio~,; armament and training of the Force Military emplormt'nt and; mentiilattitude of the natives Economic "'alue oCthe couotr)', :llld; furtherance of the economic power of tbe natives Horse·breeding; and hunting Se'eral tours of inspeClioll ~atio:lal propaganda; on the part of subsequently hostile ~Iissions in the neighbouring; territories; CHAPTER II: THE BEGI~SI~G OF TIlE V AR; Arrival of Dews of mobilization Participation in the war or; neutrality? The strength of the Prot~tive Force and the English; casualties The English Consul and his acli'ity The Covernor of; lbe Colony the supreme military anthority and the defence of the; coastal towns Preparations for mobilization Lines of communication
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CONTENTS; PART I; EVE~TS PREVIOUS TO THE ARruV~L OF THE; Soun! AFRICAXS; CHAPTER 1: BEFORE THE OUTBREAK OF V AR ; Rcfiections on the duties and purpose of the PrOlecth'e Force; Details of the defensive capacity of the Colony Distributio~,; armament and training of the Force Military emplormt'nt and; mentiilattitude of the natives Economic "'alue oCthe couotr)', :llld; furtherance of the economic power of tbe natives Horse·breeding; and hunting Se'eral tours of inspeClioll ~atio:lal propaganda; on the part of subsequently hostile ~Iissions in the neighbouring; territories; CHAPTER II: THE BEGI~SI~G OF TIlE V AR; Arrival of Dews of mobilization Participation in the war or; neutrality? The strength of the Prot~tive Force and the English; casualties The English Consul and his acli'ity The Covernor of; lbe Colony the supreme military anthority and the defence of the; coastal towns Preparations for mobilization Lines of communication
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There are several good accounts written about the First World War in East Africa between the British forces maily based in Kenya and the Germans in Tanganyika, in particular Tip and Run by Edward Paice and Battle for the Bundu by Charles Miller. The German forces were under the command of Von Lettow-Vorbeck, who despite being greatly outnumbered by the British, succeeded in being undefeated at the end of the war, having been chased and harried throughout German East Africa, Mozambique and finally Rhodesia. This account based on the diaries of Von Lettow-Vorbeck perhaps presents a more accurate picture of events as seen from the other side and gives a different perspective of the huge casualties encountered by the British compared with the Germans. It also debunks some of the rumours about the treatment of allied prisoners by the Germans who in general treated their prisoners far better than many German prisoners received by the opposing side. This book contains in part perhaps too much detail of statistics relating to stores,weaponry and personnel which are probably of interest only to the military historian, but as a general record of the unfolding events of the time it presents a facinating insight into the character of an extraordinary protagonist who was much admired and respected by his opponents.
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Scanning issues detract from subject matter
22 Sep 2010
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This book is a must for military historians or those interested in the Great War. However, there are some issues with the scanning of the original pages onto the new ones (this company scans originals and reprints them on new paper), mainly some pages are different sizes and the picture of Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck in the front did not turn out. Otherwise, it a worthwhile read and very well written.
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A good read
28 May 2010
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Written in the first person by Col Lettow-Vorbeck it provides a unique glimpse into this obscure, but very serious, campaign far from the slaughter of the Eurpean theater of war. Book quality is very good. It seems as if multiple translators had their hands on this: this is particularly noticable in the mentions of the field-gun calibers. Also, the latter half of the book has some peculiar, long sentence constructions which read more like German than English. A tad overly patriotic, but that seems to have been a common writing style during this period. If one is interested in the German East African theater of WW1,this is a 'must have' book.
Do not use on IPADs
19 April 2012
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DO NOT USE ON IPADs. The book is great, but does not work on any mobile device, not just small ones.
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