The Africa Ship

World War I Podcast by MacArthur Memorial

Apr 27, 202623:20Society & Culture

In 1917, with Paul von Lettow‑Vorbeck’s forces fighting a desperate guerrilla campaign in East Africa and supplies running dangerously low, the German Navy proposed an almost unbelievable solution. They would send a sing...

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