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Lädt ... Haile Selassie's War (1984)von Anthony Mockler
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Il questo volume Anthony Mockler narra gli avvenimenti politico-militari della penetrazione italiana in Abissinia non tanto sullo sfondo della complessa realtà politica e sociale dell'Etiopia, quanto attraverso fatti e protagonisti. Campeggiano gli eroi della resistenza etiopica, si staglia la figura di Hailé Selassié, astuta, realistica nella presa del potere; si mostrano le incapacità e le borie di generali e gerarchi fascisti, la loro inettitudine, che fece crollare d'un colpo un impero di carta. Quegli anni di smanie imperialistiche, quella tragedia della conquista di un "posto al sole", conseguenza della politica bellicista del fascismo, sono qui fatte rivivere dall'Autore senza intenti polemici. Il suo intento è presentare fatti mai troppo discussi, ricordare le grandi battaglie soprattutto con la forza evocativa di chi sa cogliere non solo i lati umani dei protagonisti maggiori, ma anche le testimonianze umili, le piccole storie segrete che non fanno testo, ma sono parte essenziale di ogni avvenimento. ( ) 1944 Haile Selassie's War: The Italian-Ethiopian Campaign 1935-1941, by Anthony Mockler (read 22 Sep 1985) This is a 1989 account of events involving Ethiopia from 1935 to 1941. I had forgotten that British Somaliland fell to the Italians in 1940. I really did not find the book interesting. It is very detailed, full of Ethiopian names, and not "popular" enough to really catch one up. I read a book on 26 Feb 1968 on The Coming of the Italian-Ethiopian War which isn't even listed in this book's bibliography. All in all, I read this book haphazardly. Zeige 2 von 2 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
'Half-man, half-snake' was how the Emperor Haile Selassie was described by one of his most ferocious rivals, the eunuch Balcha, who had commanded the artillery at the battle of Adowa where the first Italian invasion of Ethiopia was bloodily repulsed. Forty years later the old Galla warrior was to die, machine-gun in hand, once again attempting-this time without success-to halt the Italian intruders. Anthony Mocker's immensely readable epic history is divided into three parts. First the scene is set in Ethiopia, still feudal, and in Italy, newly fascist. The second part describes in compelling detail the Italian invasion and the battles in the north: it ends with the invaders in undisputed control of their new Roman Empire and with Haile Selassie living in apparently hopeless exile near Bath. The final section recounts how, following Italy's entry into World War II, British Somaliland was invaded and conquered and fears of a British debacle spread all over East Africa. But then the tide of battle turned. As Mussolini's dreams crumbled into dust and his armies into defeat, the ex-Emperor, supported by the bold but amateurish troops of Orde Wingate's Gideon Force, fought his way step Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Google Books — Lädt ... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)963.056History and Geography Africa Ethiopia and Eritrea Ethiopia 1913-1941Klassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:
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