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The Italian Invasion of Abyssinia 1935-36

By David Nicolle , Raffaele Ruggeri

Book information

Publisher
Osprey Publishing
Year
1997
ISBN
9781855326927, 1855326922
Open Library ID
OL8993030M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (8988592 bytes)
Series
Men-at-Arms
Edition
illustrated edition
Pages
47\47
Topic
History
Library
avaxhome.ws
Time added
2010-05-31 15:29:46

Description

In October 1935 Mussolini ordered the invasion of Ethiopia from Italian-held Eritrea and Somaliland, thinking that he would easily crush an ill-prepared and badly equipped enemy. The Italians, in the face of widespread condemnation from the League of Nations, spread terror and destruction through their indiscriminate use of air power and poison gas against an enemy more used to Medieval methods of warfare. David Nicolle examines in detail the units, equipment and uniforms of the forces on both sides of this conflict that unrealistically bolstered Il Duce’s colonial ambitions. A great read ably supported by Raffaele Ruggeri’s detailed full-page colour plates.

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