General Smuts in German East Africa: East African Campaign (World War I)
A archive of periodicals, newspaper clippings and ephemera on General Smuts’ command in German East Africa during the First World War.
Included in this archive of original period materials, a unique portfolio of newspaper clippings (from the Rand newspapers) on the course of the campaign, two rare books with cartoons and caricatures from the campaign, a very rare original photograph of Generals Smuts and Collyer in front of Smuts’ command hut in the field, and a full page article (from the Volkstem) on Smuts’ departure (‘vertrek om die opperbevel in Duits-Oos op hom te neem’) for German East Africa.
“Jambo” or With Jannie in the Jungle, by Capt. A.W. Lloyd (London: African Publications Ltd.). Thirty captioned, full-page caricature cartoons, many which have become iconic and are featured in later books on the campaign (i.e. Paice’s Tip & Run). The date for this first edition (1920) is suggested by the fact that the chronology included in the book takes up events leading to the surrender of General von Lettow-Vorbeck’s in November 1918. From the introduction by Sir Percy FitzPatrick .. ‘Those who have been through it may laugh and make light of it; it is their right and it is their gallant way! But there will be many among us to whom the hardships and sufferings endured by ours for us in the East African Campaign will be a sobering and ineffaceable memory. To know that the starved and ragged scarecrows are not caricatures but just pictures from life of our boys” brings a “catch” in the voice when the laughter should be unbroken and not many will be able to look at such pictures as “VICTOR” and “VANQUISHED” or able to read “I have nothing to complain about!” without an afterthought.’ –.”
BRAIN WAVES - From the Firing Line – And Behind It!, For South African Soldiers – And Others, by Lieut. W.G. Austin (Cape Town: Central News Agency). Another rare World War I (with twenty-nine cartoons and caricatures). First edition, published by arrangement with the editor of "The Nongqai", the South African Services journal, Pretoria.
The War Illustrated, 10th February, 1917. The original periodical, with full page spreads on the campaign in German East Africa.
Also included, a undated newspaper clipping from a Afrikaans newspaper regarding the erection of statue for Smuts, reflecting the various political positions at the time on Smuts’ career, inter alia “geen plek in Pretoria is vir die standbeeld van Smuts wat op sy dag een van die grootste empaaierbouers bekend was nie”.
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