Imperial German Colonial Troops & Police in Africa

Imperial German Colonial Troops & Police in Africa (Die Kaiserlichen Schutztruppen und Polizeitruppen für Afrika) By Reinhard Schneider.  Translated by Chris Dale.   Hardcover, 280 Pages, 8" x 10" (20.5 cm x 26 cm), 2023. Description: This book is a study of the Imperial German Colonial protection forces and police (Schutztruppen and Polizeitruppen) in Africa from 1888 to 1918.  These units gained fame during the First World War for the military strategies of General von Lettow-Vorbeck and the tenacity of his undefeated forces in German East Africa (present-day Tanzania).  Less well-known but quite controversial are the campaigns of the decade prior to the war, in which General von Trotha suppressed the Herero and Nama tribes in German South-West Africa (present-day Namibia). After many years of research, the author has assembled a large body of information on the formation, organization, training, deployment, uniforms, weapons, equipment and other details of these units, much of