World war i the african front by edward paice aug 8 2008 939 pm et introduction africa mattered to the european powers at the beginning of the twentieth century the preceding two decades . A richly detailed history of those four years it is a story of imperial hubris on a colossal scale and an authoritative account of a huge and often overlooked part of the war world war i the african front will stand as a must read for students of the african campaign the wall street journal. 50 out of 5 stars world war i the african front reviewed in the united states on february 12 2009 verified purchase for the world war i history buff this is a fascinating book it deals primarily with the campaign in german east africa which lasted from day 1 of wwi to after the signing of the armistice. World war i the african front edward paice the definitive history of world war is forgotten front britain versus germany in east africa to secure the belly of a continent on august 7 1914 britain fired its first shots of world war i not