Mimi and Toutou Go Forth
the bizarre battle of lake tanganyika
$42.05
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
7 July 2005
Summary
Mimi and Toutou Go Forth: A WWI Adventure on Lake Tanganyika
At the dawn of World War One, German warships dominated Lake Tanganyika in Central Africa. The British, possessing no naval vessels on what the Germans called ‘Tanganjikasee,’ faced a significant strategic disadvantage on the world’s longest lake.
In June 1915, a determined group of 28 men embarked on an extraordinary journey from Britain. Their mission: to seize control of the lake. To achieve this, they had to tr…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141009841 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0141009845 |
| Author: | Giles Foden |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 7 July 2005 |
| Weight: | 145g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 1mm |
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‘Giles Foden writes with wit … give it a read’ Literary Review
Another delightful tale sieved from the flotsam of African military history from a writer who is fast creating a niche of his own Arena Foden has brought to life one of the strangest episodes of the first world war’… a real romp through the desert of darkness and extremely funny Sunday Times Giles Foden writes with wit … give it a read Literary Review
About The Author
Giles Foden
Giles Foden was born in Warwickshire in 1967 and grew up in Africa. The author of three novels – Zanzibar, Ladysmith and The Last King of Scotland – he works on the books pages of the Guardian. From 1993 to 1997 he was an assistant editor of the TLS. In 1998 he won the Whitbread First Novel Award and a Somerset Maugham Prize.
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