Mimi and Toutou's Big Adventure: The Bizarre Battle of Lake Tanganyika

This book tells a tale of the bizarre battle of Lake Tanganyiku. Lake Tanganyiku is in Zambia, dividing the Belgian Congo and the German East Africa (Tanzania). Mimi and TouTou are ships, which means ‘Miaow’ and “Bow-wow’ in French. Initially the name was Cat and Dog; selected by Lieutenant Commander Spicer-Simsom. The most amusing thing I have learnt from this book is to spell Schlaftkrankheitsbekämpfung. I doubt that the entire account is true. How could a history book recite every single words uttered by the characters. And how could the writer know what clothes were those people wore? I’m stopping at Chapter 3. I lost my goal and I don’t know what I’m reading. I don’t know what to expect from this book. Although, it gives a clear picture that the welfare of the combatants was at a pathetic state. Motor fuel was improvised from cocoa; quinine was brewed from the barks of trees; hippopotamus were shot for their meat and fat, the latter being used to make candles and soap. I had to remind myself many times that this was set during the first world war. I kept thinking about UN Charter and IHL all the time.

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