African Kaiser: General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck and the Great War in Africa, 1914-1918
The incredible true account of World War I in Africa and General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, the last undefeated German commander.
“Let me say straight out that if all military histories were as thrilling and well written as Robert Gaudi’s African Kaiser, I might give up reading fiction and literary biography… Gaudi writes with the flair of a latter-day Macaulay. He sets his scenes carefully and describes naval and military action like a novelist.”—Michael Dirda, The Washington Post
As World War I ravaged the European continent, a completely different theater of war was being contested in Africa. And from this very different kind of war, there emerged a very different kind of military leader....
At the beginning of the twentieth century, the continent of Africa was a hotbed of international trade, colonialism, and political gamesmanship. So when World War I broke out, the European powers were forced to contend with one another not just in the bloody trenches, but in the treacherous jungle. And it was in that unforgiving land that General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck would make history.
With the now-legendary Schutztruppe (Defensive Force), von Lettow-Vorbeck and a small cadre of hardened German officers fought alongside their fanatically devoted native African allies as equals, creating the first truly integrated army of the modern age.
African Kaiser is the fascinating story of a forgotten guerrilla campaign in a remote corner of Equatorial Africa in World War I; of a small army of ultraloyal African troops led by a smaller cadre of rugged German officers—of white men and black who fought side by side. But mostly it is the story of von Lettow-Vorbeck—the only undefeated German commmander in the field during World War I and the last to surrender his arms.
Armed Forces
Biography & Autobiography
Campaigns
Colonial forces
Germany -- Armed Forces -- Colonial forces
Germany. -- Heer. -- Schutztruppen
History
Lettow-Vorbeck, Paul Emil von
Lettow-Vorbeck, Paul Emil von, -- 1870-1964
Military
Nonfiction
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations, German
World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- German East Africa
9780698411524
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Grouping Title | african kaiser general paul von lettow vorbeck and the great war in africa 1914 1918 |
Grouping Author | robert gaudi |
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Grouping Language | English (eng) |
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The incredible true account of World War I in Africa and General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, the last undefeated German commander.
“Let me say straight out that if all military histories were as thrilling and well written as Robert Gaudi’s African Kaiser, I might give up reading fiction and literary biography… Gaudi writes with the flair of a latter-day Macaulay. He sets his scenes carefully and describes naval and military action like a novelist.”—Michael Dirda, The Washington Post
As World War I ravaged the European continent, a completely different theater of war was being contested in Africa. And from this very different kind of war, there emerged a very different kind of military leader....
At the beginning of the twentieth century, the continent of Africa was a hotbed of international trade, colonialism, and political gamesmanship. So when World War I broke out, the European powers were forced to contend with one another not just in the bloody trenches, but in the treacherous jungle. And it was in that unforgiving land that General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck would make history.
With the now-legendary Schutztruppe (Defensive Force), von Lettow-Vorbeck and a small cadre of hardened German officers fought alongside their fanatically devoted native African allies as equals, creating the first truly integrated army of the modern age.
African Kaiser is the fascinating story of a forgotten guerrilla campaign in a remote corner of Equatorial Africa in World War I; of a small army of ultraloyal African troops led by a smaller cadre of rugged German officers—of white men and black who fought side by side. But mostly it is the story of von Lettow-Vorbeck—the only undefeated German commmander in the field during World War I and the last to surrender his arms.
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eBook
9780698411524
Penguin Publishing Group
Germany. -- Heer. -- Schutztruppen
Lettow-Vorbeck, Paul Emil von, -- 1870-1964
World War, 1914-1918 -- Aerial operations, German
World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- German East Africa
African Kaiser General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck and the Great War in Africa, 1914-1918
Armed Forces
Biography & Autobiography
Campaigns
Colonial forces
History
Lettow-Vorbeck, Paul Emil von
Military
Nonfiction
World War, 1914-1918
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