Armies in East Africa 1914-1918

The Strategic Background 3(3) The Forces in Place 6(6) Germany Great Britain Belgium Portugal Chronology 12(1) The Campaigns: The First Phase, 1914--15 13(6) The Tanga landing raid and counter-raid expansion of the Schutztruppe local British recruitment Belgian re-organisation Portuguese reinforcements The 1916 Allied Offensive 19(15) General Smuts and the South African Expeditionary Force Portugal enters the war Von Lettow's skilful retreat war in the bush the forces in place, 1916 Stalemate, Then Pursuit, 1917-18 34(8) Allied advances of spring 1917 battle of Mahiwa Von Lettow's counterstrike, November 1917 Portuguese failure at Negomaro Von Lettow's final campaign of evasion the forces in place, 1917--18 Select Bibliography 42(1) The Plates 43(5) Index 48