My Reminiscences of East Africa

Published: April 11, 2023, noon

Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck commanded Imperial German military forces throughout the East Africa campaign during World War One.\xa0 His mostly African army of about 14,000 attacked, checked, and evaded much larger Allied forces for over four years.\xa0 When the war ended, Lettow-Vorbeck surrendered and returned undefeated to a hero\u2019s welcome in Germany.\xa0 This book is how he remembers the experience.