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"Vincere!" : the Italian Royal Army's counterinsurgency operations in Africa, 1922-1940 / Federica Saini Fasanotti ; foreword by Gen. John R. Allen, USMC (Ret.).

Author/creator Saini Fasanotti, Federica author.
Other author/creatorAllen, John R., 1953- author of introduction, etc.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Annapolis, Maryland : Naval Institute Press, [2020]
Descriptionxii, 202 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Contents Libya (1922-1931) -- The "Fourth Shore" -- The Environment -- The Doctrine -- Libyan Insurgency, Italian Counterinsurgency -- Garrison Network -- Officers -- Eritreans, Somalis, and Libyans: The Indigenous Units -- Insurgents -- Population -- Military Organization of the Territory and a New Set of Rules -- The Royal Air Force Contribution -- Conclusions -- II. Ethiopia (1936-1940) -- Italian East Africa -- A Restless Empire -- The Environment -- Ethiopian Insurgency, Italian Counterinsurgency -- Garrison Network -- Officers -- Regular and Irregular Bands -- Insurgents -- Population -- The Royal Air Force Contribution -- Conclusions
Abstract "Based on ten years of study in the Italian archives and on the ground, this book examines a little-known topic: the counterinsurgency operations carried out by the Italian Royal Army in Libya and Ethiopia from 1922 to 1941"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LanguageTranslated from the original Italian into English.
Issued in other formOnline version: Fasanotti, Federica Saini, 1972- "Vincere!" Annapolis : Naval Institute Press, 2020. 9781682474808
Genre/formHistory.
Genre/formMilitary history.
LCCN 2019029387
ISBN9781682474280 hardcover
ISBN1682474283 hardcover
ISBNelectronic book

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