num_pages: 382
description: During the First World War, the African front comprised a series of conflicts full of schemes and maneuvers and heroics and disasters, as the Allies sought to conquer four German colonies in the region while contending as well with other problems caused by the inhospitable climate and geography and by the presence of winged pests. History buffs, especially military, will savor every episode on every page
language: English
title: The Great War in Africa: 1914-1918
titlecomplete: The Great War in Africa: 1914-1918
genres: African Literature, War, World War I, Nonfiction, Military History, History, Germany, Military Fiction, Aviation, Africa
ratings_count: 236
publisher: W. W. Norton & Company