The first victory : the Second World War and the East African campaign /

A riveting new account of the long-overlooked achievement of British-led forces who, against all odds, scored the first major Allied victory of the Second World War.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Stewart, Andrew, 1970- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2016]
Temas:
1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Africa, East.
Warfare and Defence.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
HISTORY > Africa > East.
Military campaigns.
Africa, East.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: a forgotten campaign
  • Strategic miscalculation
  • Hoping for the best
  • War comes to East Africa
  • Imperial defeat: the surrender of British Somaliland
  • Preparing for the counter-offensive
  • The advance from Kenya
  • Second front: striking from the Sudan
  • Triumph in the mountains: the Battle of Keren
  • A third front: the patriots
  • Winning the war, worrying about the peace
  • Conclusion: the British empire's first victory.

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