The Kaiser's Holocaust: Germany's Forgotten Genocide and the Colonial Roots of Nazism
by David Olusoga, Casper W. Erichsen
The Kaiser's Holocaust uncovers Germany's overlooked genocide in its Namibian colony, where uprisings were met with ruthless extermination. David Olusoga and Casper W. Erichsen reveal how these colonial horrors directly informed the racial doctrines and methods of Nazism, reshaping our understanding of the roots of 20th-century atrocities.
About This Book
The Kaiser's Holocaust delves into a lesser-known chapter of German colonial history, focusing on the brutal suppression of uprisings in what is now Namibia.
Authors David Olusoga and Casper W. Erichsen examine the systematic extermination campaigns that claimed countless lives and established precedents for later genocidal policies.
The book traces how these early 20th-century events in Africa's southwest laid ideological foundations influencing the Nazi regime's actions decades later.
Through archival research and survivor accounts, it highlights the long-suppressed truths of imperial violence and its enduring legacy.
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