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Air War in East Africa 1940-41
Jon Sutherland
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Description for Air War in East Africa 1940-41
Hardcover. Num Pages: 224 pages, 60 b&w Photos. BIC Classification: 1HFG; 3JJH; HBJH; HBLW; HBWQ; JWG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 162 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
This little known campaign against the Italian invasion of British Somalia was bravely fought by a small force of elderly RAF and Commonwealth aircraft against almost overwhelming odds. This, against a backdrop of Britain's meager assets being in demand in the much more prominent and important theatres such as Egypt and, of course, at home during the height of the Battle of Britain and the Blitz.The history starts with the Italian's use of airpower and gas against the spear-armed Abbysinnians in 1936. In August 1940 the Italians attacked and overwhelmed British Somalia and under air cover the British evacuated to ... Read more
This little known campaign against the Italian invasion of British Somalia was bravely fought by a small force of elderly RAF and Commonwealth aircraft against almost overwhelming odds. This, against a backdrop of Britain's meager assets being in demand in the much more prominent and important theatres such as Egypt and, of course, at home during the height of the Battle of Britain and the Blitz.The history starts with the Italian's use of airpower and gas against the spear-armed Abbysinnians in 1936. In August 1940 the Italians attacked and overwhelmed British Somalia and under air cover the British evacuated to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
555 g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781844158164
SKU
V9781844158164
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