The Herero War scenario book by Roy Jones and Eric Alvarado will be released in Fall 2010.
The book contains 13 historical scenarios, derived from original German sources, on the Herero War of 1904. The 7-month long war was fought in the colony of German South-West Africa (present-day Namibia).
MORE ABOUT THE HERERO WAR
The Hereros were a group of sophisticated native fighters. The Hereros fought as riflemen in open-order, and were masters of ambush tactics and concealment - using smokeless powder to remain unseen. They would fight from the bush, or would build trench fortifications and hillside boulder fighting-positions. They were also brave and ferocious in hand-to-hand combat.
The Germans brought the iron discipline of the Kaiser's men and the killing power of the Mauser, the Maxim gun, and Krupp artillery to the continent of Africa. Against sophisticated foes like the Hereros, however, the Germans often faced stalemate or even defeat. Even the final German victory in three great battles on a single day - August 11, 1904, the "Day of Decision" - was hard-won.
The scenarios pit Herero riflemen, elite Herero "shock" troops, and Herero mounted forces against German Schutztruppe infantry, Marines, Sailors, Bastard and Witboi African allies, and the lead and steel of machine guns and cannon. The 13 scenarios trace the war from the initial battles of February, 1904, through the period of Herero ascendancy in March and April, to the "Day of Decision" in August.
The Hereros were fighting for their homeland and their freedom. The Germans were fighting for their Kaiser and for the glory of the German Empire. Pick your side, and refight The Herero War.