GERMAN POW CAMPS IN EAST AFRICA - Official Report On Mistreatment Of Prisoners
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HISTORIC WORLD WAR I DOCUMENT
(genuine)
German Mistreatment of Prisoners
At POW Camps in East Africa
- 1917 -* * * * * * * * * * * This is a very important relic of World War I, an official 1917 British government document titled "Reports On The Treatment By The Germans Of British Prisoners And Natives." This was "Presented to both houses of Parliament by Command of His Majesty, September 1917."
This is a very historic item, a British "white ...paper" issued during World War One describing the conditions that the British and native African prisoners faced when confined in German POW camps in East Africa during World War One. This consists largely of the testimony of various individuals who had been held captive in those camps, describing the mistreatment of prisoners, who included missionaries, women, and children. In reading prisoner accounts of life in these camps, it is clear that one goal of ill-treatment seemed to be to destroy British prestige among the natives. Whites were made to work side by side with blacks, and women were forced to perform the lowest sort of toil and repeatedly insulted and degraded in front of their former servants. In these reports there is repeated reference to Commandant Dorrendorf, who ran one of the camps, and who would become violent when drunk, causing the women to fear that he might rape one of them.
This century-old report provides a fascinating look at life in German POW camps, not in Europe but in a remote part of Imperial Germany's far-flung empire.
Size: This historic document is 32 pages in length, including covers, the text of the report taking up 30 of those pages, with each page measuring 13 inches by 8-1/4 inches.
Condition: This great World War One artifact is in very good overall condition, despite its age. It is completely intact, with no missing pages and no major flaws, and the interior pages are quite pristine. The only imperfections at all are confined to just the front cover page, which has the outline of an old paper clip near the spine, and a small missing piece (less than an inch by maybe 1/4 inch) right at the spine, which on the opposite side affects only a few letters in the text. Aside from these very minor imperfections, this official WWI document is in quite nice shape; it is not at all brittle, so it can be handled easily, and the text is clear and easy to read.
This is an official British report - it was printed over a century ago and is authentic, not a later reprint of reproduction of any kind!
PAYMENT AND SHIPPINGPayment by PayPal Buyer Pays Only Actual Postage CostsThe cost for Priority Mail, with Full Insurance and Tracking, is $5.95 (which includes no "handling charge" or any such nonsense, and it is less than the actual postage cost). I go to the Post Office twice a week, so shipping generally occurs within 3 business days of receipt of payment. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS:
Mailing this item via air will cost $18.75 to Canada and $23.50 elsewhere.
COMBINED SHIPPING: if you purchase more than one item, before you make any payment, please contact me to send you a combined shipping Invoice!Return Policy: This item is guaranteed to be as described, but if through some almost unimaginable error what you receive is significantly different than described, the purchase price will be refunded in full. Any questions, please email before bidding
(genuine)
German Mistreatment of Prisoners
At POW Camps in East Africa
- 1917 -* * * * * * * * * * * This is a very important relic of World War I, an official 1917 British government document titled "Reports On The Treatment By The Germans Of British Prisoners And Natives." This was "Presented to both houses of Parliament by Command of His Majesty, September 1917."
This is a very historic item, a British "white ...paper" issued during World War One describing the conditions that the British and native African prisoners faced when confined in German POW camps in East Africa during World War One. This consists largely of the testimony of various individuals who had been held captive in those camps, describing the mistreatment of prisoners, who included missionaries, women, and children. In reading prisoner accounts of life in these camps, it is clear that one goal of ill-treatment seemed to be to destroy British prestige among the natives. Whites were made to work side by side with blacks, and women were forced to perform the lowest sort of toil and repeatedly insulted and degraded in front of their former servants. In these reports there is repeated reference to Commandant Dorrendorf, who ran one of the camps, and who would become violent when drunk, causing the women to fear that he might rape one of them.
This century-old report provides a fascinating look at life in German POW camps, not in Europe but in a remote part of Imperial Germany's far-flung empire.
Size: This historic document is 32 pages in length, including covers, the text of the report taking up 30 of those pages, with each page measuring 13 inches by 8-1/4 inches.
Condition: This great World War One artifact is in very good overall condition, despite its age. It is completely intact, with no missing pages and no major flaws, and the interior pages are quite pristine. The only imperfections at all are confined to just the front cover page, which has the outline of an old paper clip near the spine, and a small missing piece (less than an inch by maybe 1/4 inch) right at the spine, which on the opposite side affects only a few letters in the text. Aside from these very minor imperfections, this official WWI document is in quite nice shape; it is not at all brittle, so it can be handled easily, and the text is clear and easy to read.
This is an official British report - it was printed over a century ago and is authentic, not a later reprint of reproduction of any kind!
PAYMENT AND SHIPPINGPayment by PayPal Buyer Pays Only Actual Postage CostsThe cost for Priority Mail, with Full Insurance and Tracking, is $5.95 (which includes no "handling charge" or any such nonsense, and it is less than the actual postage cost). I go to the Post Office twice a week, so shipping generally occurs within 3 business days of receipt of payment. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS:
Mailing this item via air will cost $18.75 to Canada and $23.50 elsewhere.
COMBINED SHIPPING: if you purchase more than one item, before you make any payment, please contact me to send you a combined shipping Invoice!Return Policy: This item is guaranteed to be as described, but if through some almost unimaginable error what you receive is significantly different than described, the purchase price will be refunded in full. Any questions, please email before bidding
