Italian Colonial Troops 1882-1960

by Gabriele Esposito

A complete illustrated study of the varied range of Italian colonial units who served in East and North Africa.

Italy only unified as a nation in 1870 and was late, and therefore impatient, in the 'scramble' for Africa. An initial foothold in Eritrea/Somalia, north-east Africa, led to a disastrous defeat in Ethiopia in 1896 at the Battle of Adwa, but Italian Somaliland was later consolidated on the west coast of the Red Sea. During...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472851269
• ISBN13: 9781472851260
• Release Date: May 2022
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 7.3" x 9.8"