Isbn: 9789347436741 - the forgotten flashpoint: the italian invasion of ethiopia (3 Ergebnisse)

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. A distant war became a mirror. An emperor's plea echoed through a chamber built to keep the peace, and the world learned how grand words could be emptied by delay. This is the story of how impunity was normalised, how collective security failure began not with tanks in Europe but with an invasion in Africa. You will follow the decisions that made weakness look prudent, and firmness look reckless. The book unpacks the mechanics of League of Nations sanctions that spared the vital commodities, the choreography of fascist propaganda Italy that made conquest sound like order, and the terror of mustard gas Ethiopia from the sky. It gives Ethiopia back its agency, tracing African resistance history and the diplomacy surrounding Haile Selassie's speech, while connecting those choices to the prelude to World War II. For readers of history, policy, and media, this is an explanation with teeth: how process smothers purpose, how narratives soften outrage, and why early tests matter. Suppose you want to understand the pattern beneath slogans like 'Italo-Ethiopian War, ' 'Italian Empire Abyssinia, ' and 'East Africa War 1935.' In that case, this book equips you with a clear lens for recognising the next crisis before the headlines do.…