Mission 101 The Untold Story of the SOE and the Second World War in Ethiopia

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In late 1940 a group of five young Australian soldiers set out on a secret mission: one of the Second World War's most daring operations and the first for Britain's legendry Special Operations Executive. Leading a small force of Ethiopian freedom fighters on an epic trek across the harsh African bush from the Sudan, the small incursion force entered Italian-occupied Ethiopia and began waging a guerilla war against the 250,000-strong Italian army. One of these men, Ken Burke, was Duncan McNab's uncle. Using a combination of original research and personal anecdotes, McNab tells the little known story of Mission 101, and how a small group of Australians under British command helped to free a nation.

Book information

ISBN: 9780752482699
Publisher: The History Press
Imprint: The History Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 940.548641
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 223
Weight: 238g
Height: 191mm
Width: 112mm
Spine width: 17mm