Raymond Jonas

May 1, 2012

The Battle of Adwa

African Victory in the Age of Empire

Harvard University Press 2011

purchase at bookshop.org Raymond Jonas' The Battle of Adwa: African Victory in the Age of Empire (Harvard UP, 2011) places Menelik alongside Napoleon and other greatest strategists. The Ethiopian emperor carried out a brilliant maneuver across hundreds of miles, essentially defeating his Italian adversaries without battle. That battle came was the colossal blunder of the Italians and one that cost thousands of Italian and Askari soldiers their lives. More than just the history of the campaign, The Battle of Adwa provides keen insights into Menelik's court and elucidates Italian imperial ambitions.

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