With the West African Frontier Force, in Southern Nigeria (Classic Reprint). Dieser Artikel ist nicht verfügbar.With the West African Frontier Force, in Southern Nigeria (Classic Reprint)

Travel and frontline life in West Africa, seen through a British officer’s eyes.

This memoir follows an English captain as he sails to Lagos, lands in Southern Nigeria, and commands troops with the West African Frontier Force. It blends travel notes, early imperial service, and moments of bush fighting, diplomacy, and daily duty.

From the ship to the river ports, the book offers on-the-ground impressions of towns, battles, and native life. Readers gain a sense of how logistics, climate, and local cultures shape military operations and colonial administration in the early 20th century.

• First-hand accounts of a long voyage along the West African coast, including stops at Sierra Leone, Grand Sestern, and Forcados
• Descriptions of command life, training, and a march through dense bush, with reconnaissance and combat details
• Vivid sketches of local customs, ceremonies, marriage, and adornment, plus reflections on trade and transport
• Insight into the challenges of governing and mobilizing forces in a distant colony

Ideal for readers of colonial memoirs and African frontier history.