Guerrilla War in Abyssinia
Penguin 1st Edition, published 1943.
The author's personal account of his role in the Gideon Force assault on the Italian occupying forces in modern day Ethiopia. Allen writes well and captures the extraordinary physical hardship and challenges which faced the force made up of officers and men of the Sudan Defence Force and irregular member's of Emperor Haile Selassie's Patriot Forces in their epic war that ended five years of Italian occupation of Abyssinia after a murderous war in which they used chemical and gas warfare to conquer the Ethiopian force.
Condition grading: Very Good. Minor damage to top right corner of rear cover including a small tear. Bright covers. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
Penguin 1st Edition, published 1943.
The author's personal account of his role in the Gideon Force assault on the Italian occupying forces in modern day Ethiopia. Allen writes well and captures the extraordinary physical hardship and challenges which faced the force made up of officers and men of the Sudan Defence Force and irregular member's of Emperor Haile Selassie's Patriot Forces in their epic war that ended five years of Italian occupation of Abyssinia after a murderous war in which they used chemical and gas warfare to conquer the Ethiopian force.
Condition grading: Very Good. Minor damage to top right corner of rear cover including a small tear. Bright covers. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
Penguin 1st Edition, published 1943.
The author's personal account of his role in the Gideon Force assault on the Italian occupying forces in modern day Ethiopia. Allen writes well and captures the extraordinary physical hardship and challenges which faced the force made up of officers and men of the Sudan Defence Force and irregular member's of Emperor Haile Selassie's Patriot Forces in their epic war that ended five years of Italian occupation of Abyssinia after a murderous war in which they used chemical and gas warfare to conquer the Ethiopian force.
Condition grading: Very Good. Minor damage to top right corner of rear cover including a small tear. Bright covers. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
