Armies of the Adowa Campaign, 1896: The Italian Disaster in Ethiopia (Men-at-Arms Series, No. 471)
New York: Osprey, 2011. Ruggeri, Raffaele. 1st Printing. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Item #2340490
ISBN: 9781849084574
First printing. Minor general wear.
48 pp. In 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.
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