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    Imperial German Colonial and Overseas Troops 1885–1918
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    Imperial German Colonial and Overseas Troops 1885–1918

    By Alejandro de Quesada, Chris Dale and Stephen Walsh

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    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.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
    Release dateAug 20, 2013
    ISBN9781780961668
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    Imperial German Colonial and Overseas Troops 1885–1918
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    Alejandro de Quesada

    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, and is a leading authority on Latin American subjects. He is the author of the following Osprey titles to date: The Spanish-American War and Philippine Insurrection, The US Home Front 1941-45, Roosevelt's Rough Riders, The Bay of Pigs, The Mexican Revolution, The United States Coast Guard during World War II, Spanish Colonial Fortifications in North America.

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    • 4/5
      Another good Osprey book which packs a decent amount into 48 pages. The illustrator's (Stephen Walsh) work looked familiar and turns out he also he also did the art for the Settlers of Catan games. Covers in brief detail the German forces in Togoland, Cameroon, German SW Africa, China and the Pacific Islands. Most of the book deals, as it should, with the forces of Lettow-Vorbeck in German East Africa which was by far the most important of the German colonies.