Project Gutenberg 2003-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 92 Dolbey, Robert Valentine 1878 1937 Dolbey, Robert V. (Robert Valentine) Sketches of the East Africa Campaign Reading ease score: 62.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. E-text prepared by Jonathan Ingram, David King, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Sketches of the East Africa Campaign" by Capt. Robert V. Dolbey is a historical account written during the early 20th century, reflecting on the experiences of British forces in the East African theatre during World War I. The narrative presents an intimate view of daily life in the campaign, focusing on the challenges faced by soldiers, such as food scarcity, tropical diseases, and difficult terrain, while often contrasting these hardships with the nature of combat itself. Dolbey's insights intend to portray the ground realities of war beyond mere strategy and tactics, shedding light on the personal experiences of those involved. The opening of the work establishes the context of Dolbey’s sketches, explaining that they were initially personal letters written home during the campaign and later collected to provide a richer understanding of the events. He emphasizes how soldiers were often more concerned about day-to-day survival—dealing with dysentery, malaria, and local wildlife—than the actual fighting, which was often chaotic and confused in the dense African bush. The narrative begins to delve into various aspects of the campaign, such as the role of General Smuts, the diverse composition of the army, and the brutal conditions faced by troops, setting the stage for a personal and poignant exploration of warfare in this unique environment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en World War, 1914-1918 -- Personal narratives World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Africa, East World War, 1914-1918 -- Hospitals D501 Text World War I Browsing: History - General Browsing: History - Warfare 282202 280618 2024-10-05T04:41:05.980682 2023-10-05T05:33:03.095442 text/html text/html 277413 2020-12-19T20:41:41 text/html 109822 2020-12-19T20:41:41 text/html application/zip 201896 2024-10-05T04:41:13.320578 application/epub+zip 205484 2024-10-05T04:41:09.474613 application/epub+zip 179521 2024-10-05T04:41:08.256654 application/epub+zip 383147 2024-10-05T04:41:16.519114 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 354665 2024-10-05T04:41:12.574584 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 323369 2022-09-05T07:42:59.306394 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 270087 269996 2024-10-05T04:41:05.533630 2023-10-05T05:33:02.772436 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 271309 2020-12-19T20:41:41 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 107966 2020-12-19T20:41:41 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 271317 2020-12-19T20:41:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 107946 2020-12-19T20:41:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21956 2024-10-05T04:41:16.667114 application/rdf+xml 15947 2024-10-05T04:41:08.797596 image/jpeg 3677 2024-10-05T04:41:08.525603 image/jpeg 198752 2024-10-05T04:41:06.007616 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog