Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Konigsberg - A German East African Raider Konigsberg - A German East African Raider Kevin Patience The story of the German cruiser Konigsberg from its launch in 1905, its sinking in East Africa in 1915 and its history to the present day. OL17077945W
Shipwrecks and Salvage on the East African Coast Shipwrecks and Salvage on the East African Coast Kevin Patience This a great illustrated reference book about the ships that either sank or ran aground and were salvaged on the Kenya, Tanzania and Zanzibar coastlines. The author spent over twenty-five years in t… OL1790810W
Steam in East Africa Steam in East Africa Kevin Patience An illustrated history of railways in East Africa beginning withe german line from Tanga to Moshi in German East Africa. Continuing with the Uganda Railway built from Mombasa to Kisumu on Lake Victor… OL1790811W
Zanzibar, Slavery and the Royal Navy Zanzibar, Slavery and the Royal Navy Kevin Patience A brief illustrated history of the Royal Navy and its part in curtailing the slave trade on the East African coast as well as descriptions of punitive expeditions on the East African mainland and Zan… OL1790813W
Zanzibar and the Bububu Railway Zanzibar and the Bububu Railway Kevin Patience An illustrated history of the railways in Zanzibar 1881 - 1930 OL1790814W
Zanzibar and the loss of H.M.S. Pegasus Zanzibar and the loss of H.M.S. Pegasus Kevin Patience An illustrated story of the British Royal Navy cruiser HMS Pegasus and its loss at Zanzibar in September 1914 after being shelled by the German cruiser Konigsberg. OL1790815W