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The East African Mounted Rifles - Experiences of the Campaign in the East African Bush During the First World War
by C. J. Wilson
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COLONIAL SETTLERS, ASKARIS AND MASAI SCOUTS. AMBUSH AND BATTLE AMONG WILD ANIMALS AS DANGEROUS AS THE ENEMY ITSELF. Colonial neighbours in British & German East Africa fought their war far from the Western front across country familiar today as the great game reserves. The East African Mounted Rifles were six squadrons amalgamated from hastily formed volunteer units such as Bowkers Horse and the Legion of Frontiersmen. Encounters with enraged lions, horses camouflaged as zebras, a brief period as marines all form part of this most unusual account of a most unusual campaign.
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- ISBN-13: 9781846770425
- ISBN-10: 1846770424
- Publisher: Leonaur Ltd
- Publish Date: April 2006
- Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.37 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.46 pounds
- Page Count: 160
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