Born Under the Gun: A History of Kamerun, Wwi, Christian Missions and the Internment Camps of Fernando Po

by Robert O'Neil

This is the fascinating story of Cameroonian and German refugees on the island of Fernando Po 1916 - 1919; perhaps the only group of Europeans to be refugees in Africa. The story begins in Cameroon in 1965 and travels back in time to Germany and colonial Kamerun, the arrival of Christian missions, and then into World War I, followed by the removal of the missionaries and life in internment. These pages contain stories of the explorers, soldiers and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824599624
• ISBN13: 9780824599621
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Crossroad Publishing
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 8.9"