International Network for the Study of the Great War in Africa

by Anne on March 25, 2013

International Network for the Study of the Great War in Africa Africa and the First World War Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities | Universidade Nova de Lisboa 11-12 July 2013 Call for papers Since the end of the 19th century Africa stood out as an agent in the globalization process; acting both as an [...]

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Conference 2013: 8-9 November

March 1, 2013

Habari Before I head out to Tanzania for some education work tomorrow, I thought I’d give you an update on the GWEAA including Conference 2013, as sufficient interest was expressed for us plan one. The conference will take place on 9 November 2013 at The National Archives, Kew, London (same place as last year). However, [...]

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Book discovery

February 22, 2013

Dear GWEAA I recently acquired from Amazon.com the following history: Glenk H, Blaich H, Gatter P (2011) Shattered Dreams at Kilimanjaro. Trafford Publishing It covers Tanzania circa 1880-1961 and tells the story of a group of German settlers (mainly from the Templer settlements in Palestine) who ventured to German East to establish farms and plantations [...]

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Newsletter 7

February 4, 2013

Habari and Greetings The latest Commonwealth War Grave Commission MANAGEMENT REPORT – OCT TO DEC 12-1 for work in Southern Africa is attached. There is nothing specific regarding East Africa in this edition but there is a piece on what is happening/being planned around the centenary and I thought it would be good to share as a number [...]

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Newsletter 6

December 28, 2012

Greetings to all Firstly, Merry Christmas to all those who celebrate Christmas and seasons greetings to all. At this time of the year, one can’t but help feel for those who were without their loved ones for whatever reason. Although there weren’t Christmas Day truces in EA as there were on the Western Front, as [...]

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Special Offer – “My Life” supporting GWEAA

December 13, 2012

Happy Holidays one and all. I would like to offer a short time holiday special on the book I recently published – ‘My Life’ by General Paul von Lettow Vorbeck. It is the first English edition of the autobiography of this very interesting man. His ‘My Reminiscences of East Africa’ is a relatively common book, [...]

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Newsletter 5 – November

November 19, 2012

Habari It’s been a little while since the last newsletter and as you can imagine there’s been quite a bit going on. I spent Rememberance Sunday in South Africa where red poppies were not as prominent as they are in the UK and was surprised at the number of people who did not know what [...]

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BORN TO BE A MACHINE GUNNER – Harry Fecitt

September 12, 2012

 Captain Harold Charles de Courcy Evans Military Cross & Bar, Distinguished Conduct Medal, Russian Cross of St George 2nd Class, Mentioned in Despatches 2nd Battalion The Rhodesia Regiment & 1st Battalion The 2nd Regiment The King’s African Rifles, German East Africa 1915 to 1918 The 2nd Battalion the Rhodesia Regiment Some men discover that they [...]

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Newsletter 4 – August 2012

August 11, 2012

Habari! It’s been a month since our first conference and I’d hoped to be in touch sooner. However, having now achieved the deadlines I’d set myself, here we are. Hopefully, you will have received a notification into your email account that there is a new post on the website. I thought this happened automatically, but [...]

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Mapping the Campaign

July 17, 2012

From Hugh McNair I have for some time been impressed by the achievements of Von Lettow-Vorbeck and his schutztruppen in East Africa during the Great War.  It is an extraordinary tale of perseverance, military skill and leadership.  It is also confusing.  It is hard to follow and understand how Von Lettow-Vorbeck commanded and organised his [...]

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