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GREAT WAR IN WEST AFRICA
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Full account of a forgotten campaign of the Great War – the successful allied operations against German Togoland and the Cameroons in West Africa. Profusely illustrated with 191 photographs.
Description
The campaign in West Africa during the Great War is overshadowed by the more famous fight agains the elusive German genius of guerilla warfare, Gen. von Lettow-Vorbeck in East Africa. This account by the British Commander in West Africa, redresses the balance. Gorges describes the Anglo-French invasion and occupation of Togoland, Germany’s west African colony, and the more difficult and protracted operations against the German Cameroons – on land, as well as at sea. It took the Allies until January 1916 to eliminate German resistance and chase the remaining German forces into neutral territory. Profusely illustrated with maps, 191 photographs , and four appendices listing officers serving, orders of battle etc.
Additional information
| Author/Editor | Brigadier-General E. Howard. Gorges, Commandant West African Regt.1914-16. |
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| Product Code | 7307 |
| Delivery | Usually despatched within 2-5 Days |
| Format | 2004 N&M Press reprint (oforiginal pub ). SB 284pp with 15 maps and numerous contemporary photos. |
| ISBN | 9781845741150 |
