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Lettow-Vorbeck's Soldiers - A Book of German Fighting Spirit and Military Honor

By: Battery Press

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Historical Books (Battery Press)

Last Stocked on 6/30/2024

Product Info

Title
Lettow-Vorbeck's Soldiers - A Book of German Fighting Spirit and Military Honor
Publisher
Category
Author
Walther Dobbertin
Publish Year
2005
Pages
143
Dimensions
7.25x10.25x.75"
NKG Part #
2148087771
Type
Hardcover

Description

Originally published in 1932 in Germany as Die Soldaten Lettow-Vorbeck, this is a dual language (English/German) reprint edition. Dobbertin was a commercial photographer in German East Africa prior to World War I. When all German men were mobilized in August 1914 to defend the colony, Dobbertin became, in effect, the only combat photographer on the German side. He performed this function until his own capture in 1916. Lettow-Vorbeck's Soldiers contains 120 of the best of his photos for this campaign. It is particularly important for showing the service of black German soldiers in German East Africa.