ENGLISH

African colonial prisoners of the Germans: a pictorial history of captive soldiers in the world wars

By Paul , France. Armée. Troupes coloniales;Garson

Book information

Publisher
McFarland & Co
Year
2016
ISBN
9781476625423, 1476625425, 9781476665450, 1476665451
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
36 MB (37515717 bytes)
Pages
v, 209 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
1914-1918--Prisoners and prisons1914-1918;France. -- Armée. -- Troupes coloniales1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons1939-1945;France. -- Armée. -- Troupes colonialesFrench colonies;Prisoners of war;Prisoners of war-German;History;Military history;France. -- Armée.German;World War

Description

"Through both World Wars, young African conscripts from Senegal, Algeria, Morocco, the Congo and elsewhere found themselves fighting for their colonial rulers, facing unknown enemies in unknown lands. This book, featuring a collection of never before published photos taken by German soldiers, records the fate of many French Colonial African soldiers during World War I and World War II. The author presents the images in the historical context of imperialism and colonialism"--

Similar books