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Tango01 | 06 Oct 2016 10:17 p.m. PST |
…Schutztruppe Soldier: East Africa 1917-18 by Greg Adams. "After 100 years of writing and discussion, there's really no such thing as a neglected field of research when it comes to WW1. Look around and you will find books about what you want, especially general ones. Rather there is a curve which is categorised by volume; Which aspect has the most written about it against those that have comparatively little in print, yet when compared to other subjects are actually quite well off. The East African campaign of WW1 fits into this latter category. First you have the war in France, then most probably the Turkish fronts of Gallipoli and Palestine, then without doubt the eastern front and right down at the bottom you find a clump made up of Asia, Africa and most probably Italy. In Africa you not only fight he enemy, you fight nature. In East Africa the brush grew so thick and high that it hid both friend and foe. A climate so inhospitable that disease reduced regiments to companies and took such a toll on baggage animals (four wheeled transport was almost impossible), that gangs of human labourers were required to haul howitzers. It's temperatures so great that the entire arena acts as a giant mound of kindling, meaning muzzle flashes and smouldering cartridges can easily ignite the bush. Imagine then fleeing a sudden bushfire, as dozens of Cobras are doing the same, six foot slithering torpedoes of venom keyed up to strike at any obstacle that seems to block its escape route…" Full review here link Amicalement Armand
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ITALWARS | 08 Oct 2016 10:30 a.m. PST |
at first glance , this revue of a book dealing with topic that i know quite well seem , make me perceive that also this osprey book will deal with WW1 in Africa and their fighters…in a generic and not interesting way..such as the deceiving book on German overseas troops until WW1…also the colour plates of the cover realy did'nt catch the period and the aspect of those 2 categories of soldiers , KAR and Schutztruppen….hope i'm wrong |
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