Buchanan, John,
HISTORY OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES IN FRANCE.
NEW copy. Battery Press, 1992. Hardcover issued without dust jacket.
18 photos/drawings, 22 map, 404 pages.
~~~ Originally published in 1920, this is a South African Official History for WWI. It covers the South African reinforced Brigade sent to
Europe during WW 1. Raised from many famous regiments of South Africa & Rhodesia, they were sent at first to Egypt in 1915, where they fought in
the Western Desert to suppress the Senussi Revolt. Sent to France in 1916 they were attached to the 9th Scottish Division. They saw hard fighting
during the Somme offensive in 1916, including the battles of Delville Wood & Butte de Warlencourt. During 1917 they fought at Arras and Cambrai.
In 1918 they were in the Spring retreat, the counter-offensive, including the battle of Lys and the summer offensive.
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$29.95
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Christensen, Christen,
BLOCKADE AND JUNGLE.
NEW copy. Battery Press, 2003. Hardcover issued without dust jacket.
Photographs, map, 270 pages.
~~~ The story of a German sailor who participated in the German East Africa campaign under General Lettow-Vorbeck.
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$24.95
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Clifford, Sir Hugh,
THE GOLD COAST REGIMENT IN THE EAST AFRICAN CAMPAIGN.
NEW copy. Battery Press, 1995. Hardcover issued without dust jacket.
8 photos/drawings, 5 maps, 316 pages.
~~~ This is an extremely scarce unit history which presents a very detailed account
of the West African soldiers from the Gold Coast (now Ghana) who fought in
German East Africa against the German troops under Gen. Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck,
1916 to 1918.
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$24.95
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Collyer, Brigadier J.J.,
THE CAMPAIGN IN GERMAN SOUTH WEST AFRICA, 1914-1915.
NEW copy, hardcover issued without dustjacket.
Battery Press reprint edition.
180 pages, including maps.
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Originally published as part of the South African official history set for World
War I. This volume is a detailed account of the only campaign that was planned,
executed and successfully carried out solely by a Dominion force in WW I, that
of the Union of South Africa. It is a very detailed operational account of the
operations to capture the German held colony of German South-West Africa. There
are chapters on the military situation in 1914, battles at Sandfontein and
Swakopmund, engagements at Riet, Pforte and Jakalswater, Gibeon Station and
Otavifontein plus orders of battle. Numerous situation maps & many orders of
battle complete this account.
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Collyer, Brigadier J.J.,
THE SOUTH AFRICANS WITH GENERAL SMUTS IN GERMAN EAST AFRICA
1916
NEW copy, hardcover issued without dustjacket.
Battery Press, 2004. Reprint edition.
320 pages, including 31 maps.
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Originally published in 1939 as an official history for South
African involvement in World War I, this history covers operations
from February 1916 to January 1917. There are chapters on the
situation prior to the arrival of General Smuts, the occupation of
the Kilimanjaro area, operations of the 1st Division in a number of
battles and operations of General Van Deventer. German
reponses are shown throughout. The book ends with a 'lessons learned'
chapter
with conclusions on the entire campaign.
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Dane, Edmund,
BRITISH CAMPAIGNS IN AFRICA AND THE PACIFIC.
NEW copy, hardcover issued without dustjacket. Battery Press, 2002.
9 maps, 230 pages.
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Excellent survey of British World War I operations in Togoland, the Cameroons, German Southwest Africa, German East Africa and China.
Only 200 copies were printed. Due to copyright considerations, available US residents only.
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Fendall, Brigadier Charles P.,
THE EAST AFRICAN FORCE, 1915-1919.
NEW copy, hardcover issued without dustjacket. Battery Press,
1992. 21 photos/drawings, 264 pages.
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This excellent study describes the operations of British & Colonial units
which fought in East Africa against the Germans under Gen. Paul von
Lettow-Vorbeck during the last two years of WWI.
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Hordern, Charles,
MILITARY OPERATIONS, EAST AFRICA, VOLUME I, 1914-1916.
NEW copy, hardcover issued without dustjacket.
Battery Press, 1990 edition of original 1941 edition.
76 maps, 720 pages.
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This is a volume in the British official history set for ground operations in
World War I. It was originally published in 1941. Military Operations East
Africa covers British and Commonwealth operations in German East Africa from
August 1914 to September 1916 , where more numerous British &* Colonial
forces waged a war against the German led native Askari's under General von
Lettow-Vorbeck, who remained undefeated at wars end. ONLY VOL.1 was ever
completed.
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Lettow-Vorbeck, Gen. Paul Von,
MY REMINISCENCES OF EAST AFRICA.
NEW copy. Battery Press, 1990. Reprint edition.
Hardcover issued without dust jacket.
21 photographs/drawings, 346 pages.
~~~ Famed memoir of the WWI campaign in German East Africa written by the German
commander. A true WWI classic.
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$34.95
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[Lettow-Vorbeck] Walther Dobbertin,
LETTOW-VORBECK'S SOLDIERS: A Book of German Fighting Spirit and Military Honor.
NEW copy. Battery Press, 2005. Reprint edition.
Hardcover issued without dust jacket. Laminated boards, frontis portrait,
120 b&w photographs, 143 pages.
~~~ Originally published in 1932
in Germany, this a dual language (English/German)
reprint edition of Die Soldaten Lettow-Vorbeck. Dobbertin was a
commercial photographer in German East Africa prior to World War I.
When all German men were mobilized in August 1914 to defend the colony,
Dobbertin became, in effect, the only combat photographer on the
German side. He performed this function until his own capture in 1916.
Lettow-Vorbeck's Soldiers contains 120 of the
best photos from that campaign. The German text has been translated as
well as all of the captions on the photos. This is the 88th release in
the Battery Press
Great War Series.
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$39.95
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Moberly, Brigadier F.J.,
MILITARY OPERATIONS, TOGOLAND & THE CAMEROONS.
NEW copy, hardcover issued without dustjacket. Battery Press, 1995.
41 photos/drawings, 15 maps, 584 pages.
~~~
Originally published as part of the British official history set for ground
operations in World War I, this volume is a detailed narrative of how West
African soldiers from Sierra Leone, Nigeria, the Gold Coast and Gambia fought
German Colonial forces in the German held colonies of Togoland & the
Cameroons. The narrative describes in great detail the swift victory in Togoland
and the brutal two year campaign in the Cameroons.
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Nigmann, Col. Ernst,
GERMAN SCHUTZTRUPPE IN EAST AFRICA; HISTORY OF THE IMPERIAL
PROTECTORATE FORCE 1889-1911.
NEW copy. Battery Press, 2005. Hardcover issued without dust jacket.
39 photographs/drawings, 20 maps, 292 pages.
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Originally published in 1912 in Germany as an official record for Schutztruppe
operations in German East Africa, this history covers Force development,
individual battles against the natives in two year increments and appendices
with rank rosters and tables of the most important military actions. This is not
a reprint but a new English language translation of the original history. Only
300 copies have been printed for serious scholars and students of the
Schutztruppe and German East Africa.
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$39.95
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South African Army General Staff,
THE UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA AND THE GREAT WAR,
1914-1918.
NEW copy. Battery Press, 2005. Hardcover issued without dust jacket.
21 photographs/drawings, 24 maps, 230 pages.
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First published in 1924 in a limited edition of 1,000 copies by the S.A. Army
General Staff as an official history for S.A. participation in World War I, this
account covers all of the S.A. campaigns. There are chapters on German
South-West Africa, the two phases of the German East African Campaign, the South
African infantry brigade in Egypt, and the S.A. forces in France. There are also
appendices with details on South Africans who won the Victorian Cross and a
listing of casualties by unit.
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$19.95
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