African Kaiser: General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck and the Great War in Africa by Robert Gaudi

African Kaiser: General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck and the Great War in Africa by Robert Gaudi

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ISBN: 9781787389601

C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd,  18 May 2023

Paperback, 436 pages

African Kaiser is the fascinating tale of a forgotten guerrilla campaign: of rhino charges and artillery duels with scavenged naval guns; of hunted German battleships hidden up unmapped river deltas; of a desperate army in the wilderness, cut off from the world, enduring starvation, malaria, and dysentery; and of the remarkable intercontinental voyage of Zeppelin L59, whose improbable 4,000 mile journey to the Equator and back made aviation history. But mostly, it is the incredible true story of General von Lettow-Vorbeck, the only undefeated German commander of the Great War.