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Ethiopian-Eritrean Wars, Volume 1 - Eritrean War of Independence, 1961-1988 (Paperback)
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Ethiopian-Eritrean Wars, Volume 1 - Eritrean War of Independence, 1961-1988 (Paperback)
Series: Africa@War
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List price R611
Loot Price R495
Discovery Miles 4 950
You Save R116 (19%)
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Ethiopia, a country of ancient origins in eastern Africa, has
remained a military powerhouse of that continent until the present
day. Currently involved in the war in neighbouring Somalia,
Ethiopia was also involved in half a dozen of other armed conflicts
during the last 60 years. One of the most significant was the
Eritrean War of Independence. Fought 1961-1991, this was one of the
biggest armed conflicts on the African continent, especially if
measured by numbers of combatants involved. It included a wide
spectrum of operations, from `classic' counter-insurgency (COIN) to
conventional warfare in mountains - with the latter being one of
the most complex and demanding undertakings possible to conduct by
a military force. Campaigns run during the Eritrean War of
Independence often included large formations of relatively
well-equipped forces, led by well-trained commanders, utilising
complex plans based on home-grown doctrine. Airpower played a
crucial - although not necessarily decisive - role in many of
battles. Nevertheless, most of details about this conflict remain
unknown to the wider public. Similarly, relatively few Western
observers are aware of relations between the Eritrean liberation
movements, and various dissident and insurgent movements inside
Ethiopia - although the synergy of these eventually led the
downfall of the so-called Derg government, in 1991. Reaching back
to extensive studies of Ethiopian and Eritrean military history,
this volume provides a detailed account of the first 25 years of
this conflict: from the outbreak of armed insurgency in 1961 until
the crucial battle of Afabet, in 1988. It is illustrated by over
100 contemporary photographs, maps and colour profiles.
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