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Auction #118 begins on 03 Oct 2024

Buchanan, Capt. Angus

Three Years of War in East Africa

Foreword by Carnworth

Published: John Murray, London, 1919

Edition: First Edition

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Published by John Murray, London, 1919. xvii, [iii], [1]-247pp. 8vo. Pictorial blue and grey cloth. VG. Illustrations and 3 maps.

A first edition of this scarce First World War narrative by Victoria Cross recipient Angus Buchanan. 

The work of Captain Angus Buchanan, a British army officer who served with the 25th Battalion Royal Fusiliers, also known as the Frontiersmen, and who participated in the campaign from May 1915 through October 1917. He describes the march from British East Africa to German East Africa, through the regions of Mount Kilimanjaro, Lake Victoria, parts of the Belgian Congo, and the Lindi region of present-day south eastern Tanzania, in this fascinating First World War narrative. (https://www.rookebooks.com/1919-three-years-of-war-in-east-africa)

  • Binding Condition: Very Good plus
  • Overall Condition: Very Good +
  • Size: 8 Vo
  • Sold By: White Eagle Books
  • Contact Person: Andrew Saidi
  • Country: United Kingdom
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