The Battle of Adwa: African Victory in the Age of Empire

In 1896 a massive Ethiopian army routed an invading Italian force and brought Italy’s conquest of Africa to an end. In defending its independence, Ethiopia cast doubt on the assumption that all Africans would fall under the rule of Europeans, and opened a breach that would lead to the continent’s painful struggle for freedom from colonial rule.

Year

2015

Publisher

Belknap Press

Editions

1

Pages

432

ISBN

9780674503847

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