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The outstanding true account of General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck and his exploits in World Conflict I Africa with the famous "Schutztruppe". As World Conflict I ravaged the Western continent, a completely different theatre of war was being contested in Africa. And out of this completely different kind of conflict, there emerged a very different kind of armed service leader.... At the start of the twentieth century, the continent of Africa was a hotbed of international trade, colonialism, and political gamesmanship. So when World Conflict I broke out, the Western powers were compelled to cope with each other not only in the bloody trenches - however in the treacherous jungle. And it was in that unforgiving land that General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck would make record. With all the now famous "Schutztruppe" (Defensive Power), von Lettow-Vorbeck and a small cadre of hardened German officers fought alongside their fanatically dedicated indigenous African allies as equals, creating the first truly integrated army of the present day get older. African Kaiser is the almost-forgotten true account of Wiemar Germany's armed service escapades on the dark continent. A tale of just one 1,000-mile marches through the harshest landscapes; of German officers using bicycles into struggle through the bush; of battleships covered in jungle waterways teeming with crocodiles; of improbable Zeppelin voyages; of needy men living off hippo lard and facing problems in both man and characteristics. But mostly it's the report of von Lettow-Vorbeck - the sole undefeated German commmander in the field during World Conflict I, and the previous to surrender his hands in final defeat.
