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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. Surprisingly Neglected In Accounts Of Allied Wartime Triumphs, In 1941 British And Commonwealth Forces Completed A Stunning And Important Victory In East Africa Against An Overwhelmingly Superior Italian Opponent. A Hastily Formed British-led Force, Never Larger Than 70,000 Strong, Advanced Along Two Fronts To Defeat Nearly 300,000 Italian And Colonial Troops. This Compelling Book Draws On An Array Of Previously Unseen Documents To Provide Both A Detailed Campaign History And A Fresh Appreciation Of The First Significant Allied Success Of The War. Andrew Stewart Investigates Such Topics As Britain's African Wartime Strategy; How The Fighting Forces Were Assembled (most From British Colonies, None From The U.s.); General Archibald Wavell's Command Abilities And His Difficult Relationship With Winston Churchill; The Resolute Italian Defense At Keren, One Of The Most Bitterly Fought Battles Of The Entire War; The Legacy Of The Campaign In East Africa; And Much More.--publisher Information. Introduction: A Forgotten Campai

Who reads The first victory : the Second World War and the East African campaign?

Author

Andrew Stewart; Yale University Press

Publisher

Yale University Press

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9780300208559

Category

history

Subjects

Military History, History, Humanities

Rating

4 / 5 (4 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14