BIRTH AND FALL OF AN EMPIRE: The Italian Army in East Africa 1935-1941

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Analyzes the principal Italian military operations in East Africa, with particular focus on the period between 1940 and 1941. Italy's colonial adventure in East Africa, which had begun in the previous century and which ended abruptly with the disastrous defeat at Adua in 1896, regained impetus with the advent of Fascism. Between 1936 and 1940, numerous operations were conducted against Ethiopian resistance which erupted throughout the country. Contains 309 black and white photos and illustrations, 12 pages of color illustrations (uniforms and vehicles), and 10 black and white maps.