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      The First World War in Portuguese East Africa:: Civilian and Military Encounters in the Indian Ocean

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          The Great War witnessed the most important military operation carried out by Portuguese troops outside the country’s borders during the first half of the twentieth Century. Portugal was the only country involved in the conflict which, between 1914 and 1916, was able to preserve a position of undeclared neutrality in Europe and, simultaneously, wage war against Germany in Africa. The defense of the Portuguese colonial empire’s integrity has often been signaled by historians as one of the factors which justified the declaration of war against Germany in March 1916 and Portugal’s participation in the European theatre of operations alongside its ally, Great Britain, from early 1917 onwards. This article seeks to analyze the way in which the Great War was considered by the colonies, especially Mozambique, by discussing the Portuguese military intervention and the way it was understood and witnessed by civilian and military figures alike.

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          A Grande Guerra foi a maior operação militar no exterior em que participaram tropas portuguesas durante a primeira metade do século XX. Portugal foi o único país envolvido no conflito que, entre 1914 e 1916, conseguiu manter uma posição de neutralidade não declarada na Europa e travar, simultaneamente, uma guerra em África contra a Alemanha. A defesa da integridade do império colonial português, tem sido apontada pela historiografia como um dos factores apresentados para justificar a declaração de guerra à Alemanha, em Março de 1916, e a participação portuguesa no teatro de guerra europeu, ao lado da aliada Grã-Bretanha, no início de 1917. Este artigo procura analisar o modo como a Grande Guerra foi encarada pelas colónias, nomeadamente, por Moçambique, discutindo a intervenção militar portuguesa e a forma como esta foi entendida e acompanhada por civis e militares.

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          A 1ª República Portuguesa: Diplomacia, Guerra e Império

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                Journal
                ejph
                e-Journal of Portuguese History
                e-JPH
                Universidade do Porto; Brown University (Porto, , Portugal )
                1645-6432
                2017
                : 15
                : 1
                : 82-104
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                [01] Lisbon orgnameInstitute of Contemporary History, Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities orgdiv1New University of Lisbon orgdiv21069-061, Lisbon, Portugal Portugal asoarespiresgmail.comasoarespires@ 123456gmail.com
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                S1645-64322017000100006
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                : 14 October 2016
                : 13 April 2017
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                Mozambique,Empire,Primeira Guerra Mundial,Moçambique,East Africa,Mobilização,África Oriental,World War One,Mobilization,Império

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