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Armies of the Adowa Campaign 1896: The Italian Disaster in Ethiopia (Men-at-Arms)

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Within the late 19th century, the brand new nation-state of Italy used to be eager to enroll in her European neighbors in creating an international empire. Italy’s eyes turned towards Africa as a source of potential colonies. Some of the continent had already been carved up between the Great Powers but Italy succeeded in securing a foothold in Eritrea at the Red Sea coast, a vassal of the Emperor of Ethiopia. Trade and other links were established with the Ethiopian empire but quarrels in regards to the interpretation of a particular clause led to Ethiopian toughen 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 each development Within the battle and the men who fought in it.
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