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Italian Colonial Troops 1882-1960 (Paperback)
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Italian Colonial Troops 1882-1960 (Paperback)
Series: Men-at-Arms
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Loot Price R330
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A complete illustrated study of the varied range of Italian
colonial units who served in East and North Africa. Italy only
unified as a nation in 1870 and was late, and therefore impatient,
in the 'scramble' for Africa. An initial foothold in
Eritrea/Somalia, north-east Africa, led to a disastrous defeat in
Ethiopia in 1896 at the Battle of Adwa, but Italian Somaliland was
later consolidated on the west coast of the Red Sea. During 1911,
Italy also invaded Libya, securing the coast, however fighting
continued throughout World War I and only ended in the early 1930s.
A number of native colonial regiments were raised in both Italian
East Africa and Libya (in the latter, even a pioneering paratroop
unit), of which most fought sturdily for Italy against the Allies
in 1940-43. These units had particularly colourful uniforms and
insignia. Another small guard unit also served in the Italian
concession at Tientsin, China in 1902-1943. After World War II, a
remnant unit served on in Somalia under a UN mandate until 1960.
This intriguing volume describes and illustrates the dress and
equipment used by these forces and details how they were deployed
to maintain a colonial empire for over half a century.
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