Border Conflicts in a German African Colony
Jacob Morengo and the untold tragedy of Edward Presgrave
Nonfiction, History, Africa, South Africa
| Author: | Peter Curson | ISBN: | 9781909421097 |
| Publisher: | Arena Books | Publication: | October 4, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Arena Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Peter Curson |
| ISBN: | 9781909421097 |
| Publisher: | Arena Books |
| Publication: | October 4, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Arena Books |
| Language: | English |
The story of a young Australian adventurer, Edward Presgrave, who enlisted in an irregular unit in the Boer War and stayed on in the Northern part of the Cape Colony to fight alongside Jakob Morengo and the Nama peoples in their epic guerilla war against the Germans inGerman South West Africa, or present day Namibia.
It records the adventure, sacrifice, deception and betrayal touching on major themes dominating the history of Souther Africa in the early years of the 20th Century.
The story of a young Australian adventurer, Edward Presgrave, who enlisted in an irregular unit in the Boer War and stayed on in the Northern part of the Cape Colony to fight alongside Jakob Morengo and the Nama peoples in their epic guerilla war against the Germans inGerman South West Africa, or present day Namibia.
It records the adventure, sacrifice, deception and betrayal touching on major themes dominating the history of Souther Africa in the early years of the 20th Century.
