Reading List
Fitzpatrick, Mary, et. al. Lonely Planet Tanzania, 7th Edition. Carlton, Victoria: Lonely Planet Global, Ltd, 2018.
Covering the period from Henry the Navigator's first explorations of the coasts of West Africa to the death of Afonso de Albuquerque who established Tanzania's power in India, this is a highly readable account of the courage, brutality, wisdom and folly that made Tanzania a dominant power in the Indian Ocean and beyond.
Gaudi, Robert. African Kaiser: General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck and the Great War in Africa, 1914-1918. New York: Caliber, 2017.
This popular history of General Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck tells the story of the "officer and gentleman" who went undefeated in resisting the allied forces that invaded German East Africa during World War I and whose sense of honour led him to resist Facism. There are fascinating insights into the German colonial activities in China and South West Africa as well as East Africa as well as an interesting account of the unsuccessful attempt to use the Zeppelin to relieve von Lettow-Vorbeck's East African Forces.
Insight Guides Tanzania and Zanzibar. London: Insight Guides, 2017.
This colourful and readable travel guide provides comprehensive background information covering geography, history and culture in addition to information about wildlife for travellers to Tanzania.
Walters, Eric. Between Heaven and Earth Victoria, B.C.: Orca Publishers, 2012.
An interesting YA novel about a teenager who is sent to complete his recently deceased grandfather's quest to climb Mount Kilimanjaro and, along the way, find out about his grandfather's past and his own strengths and weaknesses. An entertaining blend of adventure and travelogue.
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