Contributions

  • Lafore, Laurence Davis, joint author. - Contributor

Publication

1973 - Doubleday, Garden City, N.Y, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

95,500 words, Guess

Page Count

382 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100385046081
  • ISBN-139780385046084
  • Goodreads3115683
  • LibraryThing4106757
  • Library of Congress Control Number72095714
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Classifications

  • DDC963/.056
  • LCCDT387.8 .D73 1973

First Sentence

Prologue. Avanti! The rainy season in the Ethiopian highlands ends in September. On September 29, 1935, Benito Mussolini, the dictator of Italy, sent a telegram to the commander of the Italian forces in the East African colony of Eritrea: "Avanti! I order you to begin the advance."

Description

Historical account of the attempt by pre-WWII fascist Italy to establish a colonial empire using the independent nation of Ethiopia. National Socialist (Nazi) fascist Italy, under egotistical Mussolini, actually attacked and overran Ethiopia in the fall of 1935, cementing the relationship of the two National Socialist regimes, Germany and Italy.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Crossroads of world history series

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