| Armies of the Adowa Campaign 1896: The Italian Disaster in Ethiopia Contributor(s): McLachlan, Sean (Author), Ruggeri, Raffaele (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1849084572 ISBN-13: 9781849084574 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Wars & Conflicts (other) - History | Africa - General - History | Europe - Italy |
| Dewey: 963.04 |
| LCCN: 2011456980 |
| Series: Men-At-Arms (Osprey) |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 7.1" W x 9.6" (0.40 lbs) 48 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Italy - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Cultural Region - East Africa |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |