Logistics of the East Africa Campaign

Dr Samson is co-ordinator of the Great War in Africa Association and author of numerous articles and two books on the war in East, Central and Southern Africa. Her fascinating talk considers how a 'side-show' was kept provisioned over five years of fighting, with eight administrative bodies in control. Roads and rail links were few and animal diseases such as sleeping sickness resulted in manpower literally being the dominant means of transport. Some amazing statistics will be revealed, so don’t miss it!