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

Klappentext Looks at the impact of the strategy of the German and Allied campaigns in Africa during World War I! and at the great rivalry between General Jan Christian Smuts! who took on the German forces in East Africa! and General Lettow-Vorbeck! celebrated as the only German general to occupy British territory and whose troops finished the war undefeated. Zusammenfassung Looks at the impact of the strategy of the German and Allied campaigns in Africa during World War I! and at the great rivalry between General Jan Christian Smuts! who took on the German forces in East Africa! and General Lettow-Vorbeck! celebrated as the only German general to occupy British territory and whose troops finished the war undefeated. Introduction Chapter 1: Position on the eve of war Chapter 2: To war, 1914 Chapter 3: The outbreak of war: Southern Africa, 1914 Chapter 4: German South West Africa, Angola and Southern Africa - 1915 Chapter 5: War on the waters and in the air - 1915-1917 Chapter 6: East Africa 1915-1917 Chapter 7: Personal, personnel and materiel Chapter 8: Last days - 1918 Chapter 9: Behind the scenes - 1915-1918 Chapter 10: The war in London - 1915-1917 Chapter 11: All for what? Chapter 12: Conclusions Notes Bibliography Forces Index Person Index Place Index General Index

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Anne Samson
• Edition: Tauris, I.B.
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Relié
• Sortie: 30.10.2012
• EAN: 9781780761190
• ISBN: 978-1-78076-119-0
• Pages: 320
• Thèmes: International Library of Twentieth Century History; International Library of Twentieth Century History
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Histoire > Histoire par région/pays