Foden Giles: Mimi and Toutou Go Forth: The Bizarre Battle of Lake Tanganyika
Скачать книгу (размер 1 707 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 336) Аннотация: At the start of World War One, German warships controlled Lake Tanganyika in Central Africa. The British had no naval craft at all upon 'Tanganjikasee', as the Germans called it. This mattered: it was the longest lake in the world and of great strategic advantage. In June 1915, a force of 28 men was despatched from Britain on a vast journey. Their orders were to take control of the lake. To reach…