The Battle of Adwa: African Victory in the Age of Empire
Publisher: Belknap Press
Published: Mar 23, 2015
Number of pages: 432
ISBN-13: 9780674503847
Description: 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.