Germany's Vanishing Colonies

The author provides a concise survey of Germany's overseas possessions, describing their administration, economic structures, and strategic significance amid contemporary European conflict. Individual chapters profile territories such as South West Africa, East Africa, Togoland, Kamerun, Pacific islands, and Kiautschou, detailing plantation economies, labor recruitment, and infrastructure. The work assesses colonial relations with indigenous peoples, criticizes authoritarian methods of rule, and discusses diplomatic and imperial rivalries while arguing about the probable postwar disposition of these territories.