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Book Title: German Soldier in South West Africa : Recollections of the Herero Campaign 1903-1904-Peter Moor's Journey to South West Africa by Gustav Frenssen, with a Short Account of the German South West Africa Campaign by Francis J. Reynolds
Number of Pages: 136 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Leonaur The Limited
Item Height: 0.3 in
Topic: Africa / South / General, Military / Wars & Conflicts (Other)
Publication Year: 2017
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: History
Item Weight: 6.4 Oz
Author: Gustav Frenssen, Francis J. Reynolds
Item Length: 8.5 in
Item Width: 5.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
