This book was written by an old pioneer who was right in the middle of the events of this historical period of German colonial rule. The summary of important events, supplemented with information from other sources, gives the reader an overview of the history of the former German colony of South West Africa in the period 1883 to 1915.
Due to that turbulent period, the history of the military is given a prominent place in this chronicle, but the economic, social and infrastructural aspects are not neglected. Furthermore, this interesting book contains probably the most complete list of immigrants who arrived at the time of colonisation. The separately kept, revised, detailed index facilitates access to a wealth of information.
