The First World War in Namibia 1914-1915 - McGregor & Goldbeck

Brand new paperback with 178 pages. R28 postage in SA or R43 courier to most bigger towns and cities. 

100 years have passed since the outbreak of the First World War in August 1914. The hope that the German colonies, and thus German South West Africa, would not be drawn into the hostilities proved fruitless. Already on 13 September the war spread to present-day Namibia when a mounted South African regiment attacked the German police station at Ramansdrift on the border. The first battle between troops of the Union Defence Force and the Schutztruppe for German South West Africa took place on 26 September 1914 at the Sandfontein watering hole between the Orange River and Warmbad. The First World War in Namibia by Gordon McGregor and Mannfred Goldbeck marks the hundredth anniversary of the 1914-1918 World War. The Great War or the First World War, as it later became known, continues to cast an immense shadow on us today, its course and effects having played a large part in shaping the world as we know it. As one of the countries outside of Europe that was drawn into the war, inadvertently embroiled in the unique situation that was transpiring in the Union of South Africa, Namibia's history warrants inclusion in the worldwide WWI centenary commemorations. An easily readable account of the war in German South West Africa, The First World War in Namibia adds interesting detail and aspects of the period not generally dealt with in classic history books. This includes the role of the indigenous population in the campaign, the plight of the animals and the various medals awarded.