When Elephants Clash: A Critical Analysis of General Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck in the Great War

Description: For over four years during World War I, Lieutenant Colonel (Later Major General) Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck, commander of the German Schutztruppe led the men of the British East African Expeditionary Force on a chase over some of the most inhospitable terrain imaginable. As the commander of German forces in East Africa, he was the author of one of the most successful guerrilla fights in history. His innovative and creative solutions to daily problems proved to be the undoing of a succession of British commanders, allowing him to bleed Allied forces from European fronts. Although he never had more than 3,000 European and 15,000 ... (more)

Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Release date: 30 June 2003
ISBN-10 : 1507622155 | ISBN-13: 9781507622155

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