Violent Intermediaries: African Soldiers, Conquest, and Everyday Colonialism in German East Africa US History The collection not only aims

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Violent Intermediaries: African Soldiers, Conquest, and Everyday Colonialism in German East Africa US History The collection not only aimsDescription by Michelle R. Moyd Paperback The askari, African soldiers recruited in the 1890s to fill the ranks of the German East African colonial army, occupy a unique space at the intersection of East African history, German colonial history, and military history. Violent Intermediaries recovers and reconsiders the origin and role of these men, and of colonial soldiers more generally. Lauded by Germans for their loyalty during the East Africa