Il teatro namibiano del conflitto in Africa presenta tre grandi particolarità, che lo rendono del tutto avulso rispetto a quello dell'Africa Occidentale e Orientale: innanzitutto l'ambiente desertico, poi il fatto che le forze in campo fossero quasi esclusivamente bianche, e infine il ruolo dei Boeri del Sudafrica.

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Scritto e condotto da Andrea Basso

Montaggio e audio: Andrea Basso

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In copertina: "kamelreiter" delle schutztruppe germaniche in Namibia, fotografati prima del conflitto, probabilmente nel corso della repressione della rivolta degli Herero e dei Nama. Nel deserto del Kalahari, era essenziale poter muovere le proprie forze a cavallo o su cammello.