"Global War" is packed with untold stories of the glory days of maverick warfare. Admiral Graf von Spee of the East Asiatic squadron inflicted Britain's greatest naval defeat for 250 years: the Battle of Coronel. Captain Karl von Mueller of the German cruiser Emden threatened the entire British trade fleet in the Indian Ocean. In East Africa, Commander Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck - never defeated - fought armies five times his strength. All three became legends in Britain and Germany alike. But the war in Africa mercilessly exploited its black soldiers and carriers, with death rates comparable with those on the Western Front. The world came to serve in France from around the globe: Africans, Chinese, Indians - opening minds to new horizons, customs and ideas. The war left much of Africa a wasteland, but the seeds of African self-determination were sown.
