Alejandro De Quesada, Chris Dale

Imperial German Colonial and Overseas Troops 1885-1918 (eBook, ePUB)

Illustrator: Walsh, Stephen

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 48
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. August 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781780961668
• Artikelnr.: 40472808

Autorenporträt

Alejandro de Quesada is a Florida-based military history writer, an experienced researcher, and collector of militaria, photos, and documents. He runs an archive and historical consultancy for museums and films as a secondary business. Alejandro has written over 100 articles and over 25 books, including several for Osprey. Chris Dale is a professional musician and musical technician. He has had a lifelong interest in military history, and in his spare time researches the German colonies and their armed forces for his websitewww.GermanColonialUniforms.co.uk.

Inhaltsangabe

Historical introduction /Chronology /Organization
uniforms
equipment and weapons of: Schutztruppe (Cameroons
German East Africa
German South-West Africa) - Colonial officials and staff - Colonial police forces /Native troops in German colonies (Africa
China
New Guinea
Samoa) - the East Asia Regiments /the Imperial German Marines /Bibliography / Plate commentaries /Index