Author: Ernst Nigmann
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780898393354
Category : German East Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
Originally published in 1911 in Germany as an official history for the Schutztruppe for German East Africa, this English language translation is a comprehensive review of the organization and operations of German colonial forces in that colony during the late 19th century and the years preceeding World War I. The appendices include rosters of officers and NCOs and a table for all important military actions.
German Schutztruppe in East Africa
Author: Ernst Nigmann
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780898393354
Category : German East Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
Originally published in 1911 in Germany as an official history for the Schutztruppe for German East Africa, this English language translation is a comprehensive review of the organization and operations of German colonial forces in that colony during the late 19th century and the years preceeding World War I. The appendices include rosters of officers and NCOs and a table for all important military actions.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780898393354
Category : German East Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
Originally published in 1911 in Germany as an official history for the Schutztruppe for German East Africa, this English language translation is a comprehensive review of the organization and operations of German colonial forces in that colony during the late 19th century and the years preceeding World War I. The appendices include rosters of officers and NCOs and a table for all important military actions.
Violent Intermediaries
Author: Michelle R. Moyd
Publisher: Ohio University Press
ISBN: 0821444875
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
The askari, African soldiers recruited in the 1890s to fill the ranks of the German East African colonial army, occupy a unique space at the intersection of East African history, German colonial history, and military history. Lauded by Germans for their loyalty during the East Africa campaign of World War I, but reviled by Tanzanians for the violence they committed during the making of the colonial state between 1890 and 1918, the askari have been poorly understood as historical agents. Violent Intermediaries situates them in their everyday household, community, military, and constabulary roles, as men who helped make colonialism in German East Africa. By linking microhistories with wider nineteenth-century African historical processes, Michelle Moyd shows how as soldiers and colonial intermediaries, the askari built the colonial state while simultaneously carving out paths to respectability, becoming men of influence within their local contexts. Through its focus on the making of empire from the ground up, Violent Intermediaries offers a fresh perspective on African colonial troops as state-making agents and critiques the mythologies surrounding the askari by focusing on the nature of colonial violence.
Publisher: Ohio University Press
ISBN: 0821444875
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 351
Book Description
The askari, African soldiers recruited in the 1890s to fill the ranks of the German East African colonial army, occupy a unique space at the intersection of East African history, German colonial history, and military history. Lauded by Germans for their loyalty during the East Africa campaign of World War I, but reviled by Tanzanians for the violence they committed during the making of the colonial state between 1890 and 1918, the askari have been poorly understood as historical agents. Violent Intermediaries situates them in their everyday household, community, military, and constabulary roles, as men who helped make colonialism in German East Africa. By linking microhistories with wider nineteenth-century African historical processes, Michelle Moyd shows how as soldiers and colonial intermediaries, the askari built the colonial state while simultaneously carving out paths to respectability, becoming men of influence within their local contexts. Through its focus on the making of empire from the ground up, Violent Intermediaries offers a fresh perspective on African colonial troops as state-making agents and critiques the mythologies surrounding the askari by focusing on the nature of colonial violence.
African Kaiser
Author: Robert Gaudi
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698411528
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
The incredible true account of World War I in Africa and General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, the last undefeated German commander. “Let me say straight out that if all military histories were as thrilling and well written as Robert Gaudi’s African Kaiser, I might give up reading fiction and literary biography… Gaudi writes with the flair of a latter-day Macaulay. He sets his scenes carefully and describes naval and military action like a novelist.”—Michael Dirda, The Washington Post As World War I ravaged the European continent, a completely different theater of war was being contested in Africa. And from this very different kind of war, there emerged a very different kind of military leader.... At the beginning of the twentieth century, the continent of Africa was a hotbed of international trade, colonialism, and political gamesmanship. So when World War I broke out, the European powers were forced to contend with one another not just in the bloody trenches, but in the treacherous jungle. And it was in that unforgiving land that General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck would make history. With the now-legendary Schutztruppe (Defensive Force), von Lettow-Vorbeck and a small cadre of hardened German officers fought alongside their fanatically devoted native African allies as equals, creating the first truly integrated army of the modern age. African Kaiser is the fascinating story of a forgotten guerrilla campaign in a remote corner of Equatorial Africa in World War I; of a small army of ultraloyal African troops led by a smaller cadre of rugged German officers—of white men and black who fought side by side. But mostly it is the story of von Lettow-Vorbeck—the only undefeated German commmander in the field during World War I and the last to surrender his arms.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698411528
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
The incredible true account of World War I in Africa and General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, the last undefeated German commander. “Let me say straight out that if all military histories were as thrilling and well written as Robert Gaudi’s African Kaiser, I might give up reading fiction and literary biography… Gaudi writes with the flair of a latter-day Macaulay. He sets his scenes carefully and describes naval and military action like a novelist.”—Michael Dirda, The Washington Post As World War I ravaged the European continent, a completely different theater of war was being contested in Africa. And from this very different kind of war, there emerged a very different kind of military leader.... At the beginning of the twentieth century, the continent of Africa was a hotbed of international trade, colonialism, and political gamesmanship. So when World War I broke out, the European powers were forced to contend with one another not just in the bloody trenches, but in the treacherous jungle. And it was in that unforgiving land that General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck would make history. With the now-legendary Schutztruppe (Defensive Force), von Lettow-Vorbeck and a small cadre of hardened German officers fought alongside their fanatically devoted native African allies as equals, creating the first truly integrated army of the modern age. African Kaiser is the fascinating story of a forgotten guerrilla campaign in a remote corner of Equatorial Africa in World War I; of a small army of ultraloyal African troops led by a smaller cadre of rugged German officers—of white men and black who fought side by side. But mostly it is the story of von Lettow-Vorbeck—the only undefeated German commmander in the field during World War I and the last to surrender his arms.
Imperial German Colonial and Overseas Troops 1885–1918
Author: Alejandro de Quesada
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1780961650
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
This book tells and illustrates the little-known story of Germany's 30-year episode as a colonial power in Africa and the Pacific, and her enclave in China. Under the ambitious young Kaiser Wilhelm II, rivalry with the old colonial powers saw the protectorates originally established by trading companies transformed into crown colonies, garrisoned by the newly raised Schutztruppe with emergency support from the Imperial Navy's Sea Battalions. This book explains their organization and operations, including the horrific 1904-07 Herero campaign in Southwest Africa. It is illustrated with rare photos, and with color plates detailing a wide variety of the uniforms of German and native troops alike.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1780961650
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 50
Book Description
This book tells and illustrates the little-known story of Germany's 30-year episode as a colonial power in Africa and the Pacific, and her enclave in China. Under the ambitious young Kaiser Wilhelm II, rivalry with the old colonial powers saw the protectorates originally established by trading companies transformed into crown colonies, garrisoned by the newly raised Schutztruppe with emergency support from the Imperial Navy's Sea Battalions. This book explains their organization and operations, including the horrific 1904-07 Herero campaign in Southwest Africa. It is illustrated with rare photos, and with color plates detailing a wide variety of the uniforms of German and native troops alike.
King's African Rifles Soldier vs Schutztruppe Soldier
Author: Gregg Adams
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472813294
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Specially commissioned artwork and thrilling combat accounts transport the reader to the far-flung and inhospitable East African theatre of World War I, where the Schutztruppe faced off against the King's African Rifles. In an attempt to divert Allied forces from the Western Front, a small German colonial force under the command of Oberst Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck raided British and Portuguese territory. Despite being heavily outnumbered, his expert use of guerrilla tactics forced the British to mount a series of offensives, culminating in a major battle at Nyangao-Mahiwa that saw both sides suffer heavy casualties. Meticulously researched analysis highlights the tactical and technological innovation shown by both armies as they were forced to fight in a treacherous climate where local diseases could prove just as deadly as the opposition.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472813294
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Specially commissioned artwork and thrilling combat accounts transport the reader to the far-flung and inhospitable East African theatre of World War I, where the Schutztruppe faced off against the King's African Rifles. In an attempt to divert Allied forces from the Western Front, a small German colonial force under the command of Oberst Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck raided British and Portuguese territory. Despite being heavily outnumbered, his expert use of guerrilla tactics forced the British to mount a series of offensives, culminating in a major battle at Nyangao-Mahiwa that saw both sides suffer heavy casualties. Meticulously researched analysis highlights the tactical and technological innovation shown by both armies as they were forced to fight in a treacherous climate where local diseases could prove just as deadly as the opposition.
Becoming Askari: African Soldiers and Everyday Colonialism in German East Africa, 1850--1918
Author: Michelle Renee Moyd
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780549838203
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
Based on archival research in Tanzania, Germany, and the United Kingdom, this dissertation examines the social and cultural history of African soldiers who fought in the German colonial army (Schutztruppe) in East Africa between 1890 and 1918. These soldiers, known as askari, carried out the work of securing and defending Germany's colonial rule in East Africa. The askari were thus indispensable to German colonial military and civilian authorities, who repeatedly emphasized askari loyalty as servants of the German regime. In contrast, African civilians who experienced the askaris' violent and coercive methods most directly viewed them as the blunt instruments of colonial rule. However, neither of these standard characterizations adequately explain askari involvement in German colonialism. Instead, my work shows that the askari joined the Schutztruppe because it offered a blend of privileges and status markers that appealed to them as men aspiring to live honorable lives as professional soldiers, householders, and community leaders. In this sense, the askari viewed German colonial officials as patrons with specific obligations to fulfill in exchange for the askaris' continued service. The relationship between the askari and their German officers was based on a kind of mutual respect, but often was also fraught with inherent tensions because of German racist attitudes, as well as German officers' occasional unwillingness to fulfill their obligations as patrons. These tensions notwithstanding, I show that individual askari interests merged synergistically with those of German colonial administrators to generate channels of power that resulted in state control of German East Africa. Although this control was far from total, it nevertheless had profound consequences for the African communities who experienced it. This dissertation thus contributes to a more complicated understanding of the everyday functioning of the colonial state through its intermediary agents, in this case, the askari.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780549838203
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
Based on archival research in Tanzania, Germany, and the United Kingdom, this dissertation examines the social and cultural history of African soldiers who fought in the German colonial army (Schutztruppe) in East Africa between 1890 and 1918. These soldiers, known as askari, carried out the work of securing and defending Germany's colonial rule in East Africa. The askari were thus indispensable to German colonial military and civilian authorities, who repeatedly emphasized askari loyalty as servants of the German regime. In contrast, African civilians who experienced the askaris' violent and coercive methods most directly viewed them as the blunt instruments of colonial rule. However, neither of these standard characterizations adequately explain askari involvement in German colonialism. Instead, my work shows that the askari joined the Schutztruppe because it offered a blend of privileges and status markers that appealed to them as men aspiring to live honorable lives as professional soldiers, householders, and community leaders. In this sense, the askari viewed German colonial officials as patrons with specific obligations to fulfill in exchange for the askaris' continued service. The relationship between the askari and their German officers was based on a kind of mutual respect, but often was also fraught with inherent tensions because of German racist attitudes, as well as German officers' occasional unwillingness to fulfill their obligations as patrons. These tensions notwithstanding, I show that individual askari interests merged synergistically with those of German colonial administrators to generate channels of power that resulted in state control of German East Africa. Although this control was far from total, it nevertheless had profound consequences for the African communities who experienced it. This dissertation thus contributes to a more complicated understanding of the everyday functioning of the colonial state through its intermediary agents, in this case, the askari.
With the Nigerians in German East Africa
Author: Walter Douglas Downes
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : World War, 1914-1918
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
German Colonialism Revisited
Author: Nina Berman
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472119125
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
The first collection of interdisciplinary and comparative studies focusing on diverse interactions among African, Asian, and Oceanic peoples and German colonizers
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 0472119125
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 357
Book Description
The first collection of interdisciplinary and comparative studies focusing on diverse interactions among African, Asian, and Oceanic peoples and German colonizers
Race, Empire and First World War Writing
Author: Santanu Das
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 052150984X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 349
Book Description
Drawing upon fresh archival material this book recovers the experience of different ethnic groups during the First World War conflict.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 052150984X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 349
Book Description
Drawing upon fresh archival material this book recovers the experience of different ethnic groups during the First World War conflict.
With the Nigerians in German East Africa
Author: Capt W. D. Downes
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781783311996
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
The West African Frontier Force first saw action during the occupation of the German Kamerun (present day Cameroon). The experience gained during in this campaign during 1914-16, in difficult terrain against stubborn resistance, made the WAFF a valuable reinforcement to the British Empire forces operating against the German Schutztruppe (colonial troops) in East Africa led by General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck. A single battalion of the Gold Coast Regiment arrived in German East Africa in 1916, and was soon joined by four battalions of the Nigerian Regiment. All remained active in this theatre of war until 1918.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781783311996
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
The West African Frontier Force first saw action during the occupation of the German Kamerun (present day Cameroon). The experience gained during in this campaign during 1914-16, in difficult terrain against stubborn resistance, made the WAFF a valuable reinforcement to the British Empire forces operating against the German Schutztruppe (colonial troops) in East Africa led by General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck. A single battalion of the Gold Coast Regiment arrived in German East Africa in 1916, and was soon joined by four battalions of the Nigerian Regiment. All remained active in this theatre of war until 1918.