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PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN-101849084572
ISBN-139781849084574
eBay Product ID (ePID)99396790
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Book TitleArmies of the Adowa Campaign 1896 : the Italian Disaster in Ethiopia
Number of Pages48 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2011
TopicEurope / Italy, Africa / General, Africa / East
IllustratorYes, Ruggeri, Raffaele
GenreHistory
AuthorSean Mclachlan
Book SeriesMen-At-Arms Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.1 in
Item Weight5.6 Oz
Item Length9.9 in
Item Width7.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
Series Volume Number471
Dewey Decimal355.14094509034
Table Of ContentHistorical background Chronology The campaign and battle The Ethiopian Army - organization, armament, costumes, tactics, order of battle The Italian army - organization, armament, uniforms, tactics, orders of battle
SynopsisIn the late 19th century, the new nation-state of Italy was eager to join her European neighbors in creating an international empire. Italy's eyes turned towards Africa as a source of potential colonies. Most of the continent had already been carved up between the Great Powers but Italy succeeded in securing a foothold in Eritrea on the Red Sea coast, a vassal of the Emperor of Ethiopia. Trade and other links were established with the Ethiopian empire but quarrels regarding the interpretation of a particular clause led to Ethiopian support for uprisings in Eritrea. Italian troops entered northern Ethiopia and captured Adowa, the capital of the Tigray province. Full-scale war broke out and this new Osprey title tracks every development in the battle and the men who fought in it.
LC Classification NumberUC485
