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The story of the First World War in Africa, an almost forgotten war, marking the most brutal and shameful war in colonial history.
Superb... Meticulously researched and written with tremendous lucidity and brio'
The definitive history of that war... Minutely detailed yet entirely engrossing'
A masterful, damning, definitive account
A very well researched and well written account of that extraordinary and fascinating sideshow of the First World War, the Anglo-German war in Africa
Gripping... I wholeheartedly recommend this fascinating book'
Exhaustively researched, well written and admirably balanced
Engrossing... A story of the nightmare shaped by European fantasies and lethally visited on African societies'
Extraordinary, admirably researched history... As a feat of synthesis and co-ordination of sources, Tip and Run is amazing'
Very well written and researched, and, with a wealth of detail and good maps, it is certainly a good read
A superb account that is as moving as it is incisive... Tip and Run is a magnificent achievement'
Edward Paice is Director of Africa Research Institute. He was a History Scholar at Cambridge University and winner of the Leman Prize. After working for several years as an investment analyst in the City, he moved to Africa to write travel and natural history guides in Kenya and newly independent Eritrea. He is the author of Lost Lion of Empire: The Life of 'Cape-to-Cairo' Grogan, nominated by The Week as 'Best Newcomer' in 2001; Tip & Run, an acclaimed account of the First World War in East Africa; and Wrath of God: The Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755. In 2003–4 Paice was awarded a Visiting Fellowship at Magdalene College, Cambridge. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
Edward Paice is Director of Africa Research Institute. He was a History Scholar at Cambridge University and winner of the Leman Prize. After working for several years as an investment analyst in the City, he moved to Africa to write travel and natural history guides in Kenya and newly independent Eritrea. He is the author of Lost Lion of Empire: The Life of 'Cape-to-Cairo' Grogan, nominated by The Week as 'Best Newcomer' in 2001; Tip & Run, an acclaimed account of the First World War in East Africa; and Wrath of God: The Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755. In 2003–4 Paice was awarded a Visiting Fellowship at Magdalene College, Cambridge. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.