Bibliograph

The Battle of Adwa, African victory in the age of empire, Raymond Jonas

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The Battle of Adwa, African victory in the age of empire, Raymond Jonas

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The Battle of Adwa

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

709670303

Responsibility statement

Raymond Jonas

Sub title

African victory in the age of empire

Table Of Contents

Pt. 1. The road to Adwa -- Courtly ambitions -- Listing toward Adwa -- Italy in Africa -- The price of liberty -- Black in service of white -- Africa in Italy -- "Something humiliating for my kingdom" -- pt. 2. The battle -- Menelik's march -- Amba Alage -- Stalled at Sauria -- Baratieri chooses -- Armies meet -- The center crumbles -- pt. 3. Aftermaths -- Despair, panic, pursuit -- The harvest -- The long march -- Sons and lovers and accidental anthropologists -- Menelik abroad -- Reckonings -- Rescues -- Passings

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