Tip and run: the untold tragedy of the Great War in Africa
by Paice, Edward.
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BookPublisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson 2007ISBN: 9780297847090; 0297847090.Classification number: 940.416 PAISubject(s): World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- AfricaSubject: A small army of Germans and Africans fought a large British and Imperial force to a standstill, mainly due to their 'tip and run' tactics. The soldiers faced wide savannahs, deep jungles, all manner of diseases, as well as crocodiles, killer bees and raging heat. Their story has never been told - until now.
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Reserve Collection | Adult Non-Fiction | 940.416 PAI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002493780X |
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| 940.4124 FOL Hard as nails: | 940.4129 BAL Horseman, pass by: | 940.4145 THO The white war: life and death on the Italian front, 1915-1919 | 940.416 PAI Tip and run: | 940.421 BLO The advance from Mons, 1914: | 940.4272 SHE The German army on the Somme, 1914-1916 | 940.434 PAS The German offensives of 1918: |
Maps on lining papers
Includes bibliographical references (p. 440-464) and index
A small army of Germans and Africans fought a large British and Imperial force to a standstill, mainly due to their 'tip and run' tactics. The soldiers faced wide savannahs, deep jungles, all manner of diseases, as well as crocodiles, killer bees and raging heat. Their story has never been told - until now.
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