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The horns of the beast : the Swakop River Campaign and World War I in South-West Africa, 1914-15 by James Stejskal is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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In December of 1914, veteran Boer commander General Louis Botha landed his forces on the coast of German South West Africa to finish off the colony's Schutztruppe defenders. In August, the South Africans had started off badly with a disastrous battle at Sandfontein and an internal rebellion that could have torn the Union of South Africa apart. Botha's campaign would eventually lead to victory, but it would not be easy. Overshadowed and largely forgotten by the battles in Europe, this was one of
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- Author
- James Stejskal
- Publisher
- Helion Limited
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781913118211
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, World War I, Reference
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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