Black Shame. African Soldiers in Europe, 1914 - 1922

The book was translated from the Dutch by Marjolijn de Jager. This book presents a detailed analysis of the recruitment and deployment of - and the reactions to - black soldiers in the war. The book explores the wider debates of race and national identity provoked by the use of African troops in the war. The publishers claim that this is the first book of its kind to appear.