Battle for the Bundu: The First World War in East AfricaDette værk om kampen mellem englænderne i Britisk Østafrika (nu Kenya og Uganda) og Tysk Østafrika (nu Tanzania) - 250.000 engelske tropper under den tidligere Boergeneral J. Smuts overfor et betydeligt mindre antal indfødte tropper under tyskeren P. Lettow-Vorbeck (hans erindringer haves) - særlig kampen om Tanganyika søen blev berømt (jvf. romanen og filmen "African Queen" af C.S. Forester). |
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