Project Gutenberg 2016-04-12 Public domain in the USA. 635 Lettow-Vorbeck, Paul Emil von 1870 1964 Lettow-Vorbeck, Paul von Von Lettow-Vorbeck, Paul Emil Lettow-Vorbeck, Colonel von (Paul Emil) Lettow-Vorbeck, General von (Paul Emil) My Reminiscences of East Africa Produced by Giovanni Fini, Brian Coe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "My Reminiscences of East Africa" by Paul Emil von Lettow-Vorbeck is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book offers a first-person perspective of the author's experiences during World War I in German East Africa, detailing military operations and the involvement of local populations. Lettow-Vorbeck, as the commander of the German forces, recalls the challenges faced during the conflict, emphasizing the resilience of both his troops and the native Askari soldiers who fought alongside them. At the start of the work, Lettow-Vorbeck describes his arrival in Dar-es-Salaam in January 1914 and outlines the colonial conditions in East Africa prior to the outbreak of war. He reflects on the strategic implications of the young colonial administration and the potential military actions that could arise. Lettow-Vorbeck expresses his concern over the lack of preparedness among German forces for an imminent war, stressing the necessity of unifying efforts to counteract British advances. This opening portion sets a compelling stage for the subsequent recounting of battles, personal anecdotes, and the complexities of colonial warfare, inviting readers to delve deeper into the unique narrative of an often-overlooked theatre of World War I. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Tanzania D501 Text Category: Biographies Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Warfare 816739 2025-08-20T15:50:32.355532 text/html 784574 2024-10-23T00:20:17 text/html 1648366 2025-08-20T15:50:43.660433 application/epub+zip 1646760 2025-08-20T15:50:34.406510 application/epub+zip 373976 2025-08-20T15:50:33.319483 application/epub+zip 1844479 2025-08-20T15:50:50.545410 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1786651 2025-08-20T15:50:42.527432 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 517814 2022-09-23T14:50:27.881424 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 716066 2025-08-20T15:50:31.171533 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 696175 2024-10-23T00:20:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17386 2025-08-20T15:50:50.706409 application/rdf+xml 15958 2025-08-20T15:50:33.443467 image/jpeg 2718 2025-08-20T15:50:33.383470 image/jpeg 1502181 2025-08-20T15:50:32.487479 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia de.wikipedia