Armies in East Africa 1914–18

Peter Abbott has co-authored several titles for Osprey, including Men-at-Arms 131: ‘Germany’s Eastern Front Allies 1941-45’ and Men-at-Arms 202: ‘Modern African Wars 2: Angola and Mozambique’.Raffaele Ruggeri was born in 1964 in Bologna where he still lives and works. After studying at the Fine Arts Academy he worked in several areas of graphics and design before deciding to devote himself to illustration. He has long been interested in military history and has illustrated a number of books for Osprey including, MAA 269 The Ottoman Army 1914-18, and MAA 309 The Italian Invasion of Abyssinia 1935-36.

• Strategic background - colonial east and central Africa in 1914Von Lettow-Vorbeck and his aimsFirst phase: British repulse at Tanga - German attacks on Uganda, Congo, Rhodesia, MozambiqueGeneral mobilisation by both sidesSecond phase: co-ordinated Allied offensive of 1916Bush fighting - weapons, tactics, logistics · Final phase: Lettow-Vorbeck's expedition into Mozambique and RhodesiaWartime developments in the armies - the King's African RiflesEvaluation of the forces involvedUniforms: German, British, Belgian, Portuguese

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