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Horns of the Beast: The Swakop River Campaign and World War I in South-West Africa 1914-15

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9781909982789

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... a comprehensive and readable account of this campaign ... a valuable resource for anyone wishing to research the campaign. * Military History Monthly * ... An excellent work on this little-known campaign carried out over a century ago... * The Bulletin of the Military Historical Society * ... an absorbing account of the campaign in German South West Africa ... this fine monograph makes a solid contribution to the study of World War I colonial campaigns in Africa. * International Bibliography of Military History * What an interesting and fascinating book. If the Great War reader wants a change from the Western Front, then this is a book to read. ... For any reader wishing to expand their Great War library, this book will fill a gap on the shelf. * War History Online 25/03/2015 * ... The book's presentation is clear and the organization thoughtful...this work is far from dry, thanks to a welcome literary style and vivid descriptions of operations ... * African Studies Quarterly *

... An excellent work on this little-known campaign carried out over a century ago... * The Bulletin of the Military Historical Society * What an interesting and fascinating book. If the Great War reader wants a change from the Western Front, then this is a book to read. ... For any reader wishing to expand their Great War library, this book will fill a gap on the shelf. * War History Online 25/03/2015 * ... The book's presentation is clear and the organization thoughtful...this work is far from dry, thanks to a welcome literary style and vivid descriptions of operations ... * African Studies Quarterly * ... an absorbing account of the campaign in German South West Africa ... this fine monograph makes a solid contribution to the study of World War I colonial campaigns in Africa. * International Bibliography of Military History *

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James Stejskal’s 35 years as a Special Forces soldier and CIA officer working in far off places with interesting people inspire his writing. Direct Legacy is his third novel. He is a military historian and author of six books, including Special Forces Berlin and Masters of Mayhem, a study of Lawrence of Arabia and the inception of modern British unconventional warfare, a Military History Matters Silver Medal winner. He lives in Alexandria with his wife, Wanda.

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