African Colonial Prisoners of the Germans
An edition of African Colonial Prisoners of the Germans (2016)
A Pictorial History of Captive Soldiers in the World Wars
By Paul Garson
Publish Date
2016
Publisher
McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Language
eng
Pages
216
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. The author presents the images in the historical context of imperialism and colonialism"--
subjects: France, armee, World war, 1939-1945, prisoners and prisons, german, World war, 1914-1918, prisoners and prisons, Prisoners of war, France, colonies, africa, France, history, military, World War, 1939-1945, German Prisoners and prisons, World War, 1914-1918, History, Colonies, Military History, France. Armée. Troupes coloniales