This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 Excerpt: ...by the Boers under General Botha, who six than actual value. But such as they were teen years before had headed the Boer rebel the parent country was speedily shorn of lion against British suzerainty. Kamerun them. With the German navy cooped up in--larger than France and Germany combined its impregnable refuges no aid ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1918 Excerpt: ...by the Boers under General Botha, who six than actual value. But such as they were teen years before had headed the Boer rebel the parent country was speedily shorn of lion against British suzerainty. Kamerun them. With the German navy cooped up in--larger than France and Germany combined its impregnable refuges no aid could be sent--and German East Africa were better pre to these outlying colonies. They easily fell pared for defense than any other outlying a prey to neighboring members of the En-German Imperial power. They were heavily tente. garrisoned by both German and native troops It is needless to describe the campaigns by amply equipped, and were in communication which the Germans were utterly stripped of with Germany by many wireless stations. In Kamerun the campaign for subjection was conducted by the British and French in unison. Complete success was attained by the surrender of the last German post, Mora, February 18, 1916. In German East Africa the defenders had established fortified posts all over the country defended by about 50,000 native troops with German officers. The rugged character of the terrain, the dense jungles, the narrow trails through the impermeable undergrowth held easily by a single machine gun against all comers, gave the defense a notable advantage. The attack was left to Boer troops, led by General Smuts, who, like General Botha, had been a revolutionist during the Boer War. Late in the struggle Belgian and Portuguese colonists joined in the invasion from their neighboring territories. Before 1917 had far advanced the last vestige of German power had vanished from South Africa. The London Tablet gives a convenient summary of Germany's lost colonies, with their areas and dates of capture, in the following table: IQ14 Colony...
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Good. Good. Hardcover, rubbed at spine ends and corners, browned pages, spine and cover edges faded, frayed at corners. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT SHIP TO DENMARK. New Book. Shipped from UK in 4 to 14 days. Established seller since 2000. Please note we cannot offer an expedited shipping service from the UK.
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Good. No Dustjacket. Book Clean hardcover book with large color paste-on illustration done by the Decorative Designers (DD monogram on cover illustration). Cloth boards and cover illustration are clean and bright. Light wear to spine corners, two small dings to board edges. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound. Pages and edges are clean with clean endpapers (previous owner name and date Mar. 1917 neatly penned on front free endpaper). Numerous illustrations from drawings by the foremost war artists and photographs taken in the field by experts of every nation (including full page color illustrations). High quality, glossy paper. No foxing or soiling. 342 pages.
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As is. Quarto, 328, profusely illus. (some in color), maps, endpaper maps, bds weak, large tear ins fr hinge, bds & spine scuffed & edges worn. A one-volume history of World War I through March 1918. The book emphasizes the causes of the war and the reasons for U.S. entry, and details the political strategy of the war as well as military operations. The illustrations are based on drawings by war artists and photographs taken in the field.