East Africa Campaign 1940–41
The Battle for the Horn of Africa
$56.79
- Paperback
96 pages
- Release Date
1 April 2025
Summary
A fascinating study of one of the often overlooked World War II campaigns as British/Commonwealth, Indigenous and Italian forces battled for control of the Horn of Africa.
In mid-1940, Italy’s East African colonies posed a significant threat to the British Empire, and in particular to the flow of supplies through the Red Sea to Egypt. British High Command feared moves from Italian East Africa and so sent reinforcements to its positions in Kenya and Sudan. Thus began a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472860712 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472860713 |
| Author: | Pier Paolo Battistelli, Johnny Shumate |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Osprey Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 1 April 2025 |
| Weight: | 306g |
| Dimensions: | 8mm x 182mm x 246mm |
| Series: | Campaign |
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Critics Review
This account offers a good account of the campaign from the perspective of both sides and the understanding is greatly helped by a number of excellent maps or schematics of particular battles. This is an excellent starting point to further study. * Flypast Magazine *
a fascinating study of one of the often-overlooked World War II campaigns * Military Modelcraft International *
The author clearly has an in-depth knowledge of the Italian side in the campaign. * Army Rumour Service *
Pier Paolo Battistelli
Dr. Pier Paolo Battistelli is a military history scholar and researcher with a special interest in the Axis powers in World War II. A freelance author and consultant, he has previously written and co-written several titles for Osprey, including two recent Campaign series titles on the Balkans 1940–41. He has also authored several entries for the Oxford Bibliographies in Military History, edited by Dennis Showalter.
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