Bare feet and bandoliers : Wingate, Sandford, the Patriots, and the part they played in the liberation of Ethiopia
2009, Reprint. Barnsley : Pen & Sword Military. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, slightly edge-dulled dust wrapper. Remains well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #479024
ISBN: 1848840292
Physical description; xxvii, 337 pages, 8 pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm. Notes; First published by Radcliffe Press in 1995. Contents; Historical Background -- Mission 101 -- Gideon Force: "A Sword of Rare Metal" -- Gideon Force in Gojjam: The Pursuit -- Gojjam Evacuated -- Haile Selassie Enters Addis Ababa: The End of Maraventano's Odyssey -- The End of Gideon Force: Wingate's Role Assessed -- Gondar -- The End of the Story: The Anglo-Ethiopian Agreement -- Epilogue. Subjects; Wingate, Orde Charles (1903-1944) Military leadership. Sandford, Daniel Arthur (1882-1972) Military leadership. World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Ethiopia. Great Britain. Army Colonial forces Ethiopia History 20th century.
Price: €12.95