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The Great War in Africa, 1914-1918
by Farwell, Byron
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+/Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0393023699
- ISBN 13
- 9780393023695
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About This Item
New York, NY, U.S.A.: New York, NY, U.S.A.: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated, 1987, 1987. 382pp, 33 b&w photos, 4 maps (West Africa, The Cameroons, Southern Africa & East Africa), epilogue, select bibliography, index, ** A true account of the British vs. the Germans commanded by Lt.-Col. Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck. A mixed force of German and mostly native troops, never numbering more than 11,000, kept upwards of 250,000 British and colonial troops busy chasing him round East Africa.. 1st Printing. Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
A blend of action and analysis of the war in Africa, overlooked because of the war in Europe, are some of the most incredible campaigns. A German Cruiser on the Rufiji River being stalked by an elephant hunter, the true story on which The African Queen was based, The L59 Zeppelin that made the world's longest flight, a battle where both armies were routed by killer bees and so much more.
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- Bookseller
- DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002400
- Title
- The Great War in Africa, 1914-1918
- Author
- Farwell, Byron
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0393023699
- ISBN 13
- 9780393023695
- Publisher
- New York, NY, U.S.A.: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated, 1987
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1987
- Keywords
- WORLD WAR 1914 1918 AFRICA HISTORY MILITARY I 0393023699
- Bookseller catalogs
- World War I;
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