Reference material - Colonial Italy in Africa

[londoncalling]

To be honest this could go in a number of boards but given a number of Abyssinian threads thought I would put it here.

I treated myself to a late birthday present (as you do)

SOLDATI D'AFRICA STORIA DEL COLONIALISMO ITALIANO E DELLE UNIFORMI PER LE TRUPPE D'AFRICA DEL REGIO ESERCITO 5 volumes by Renzo Catellani and Gian Carlo Stella , Ermanno Albertelli Editore.

Apologies to those who don't read Italian. This is quite an impressive set of 5 volumes, A4 hardbacks covering
1885-1896
1897-1913
1914-1929
1930-1939
1940-1943

About 250ish pages with lots of B/W photos, timelines, key actions, various organisational breakdowns, plus at the end up to a further 70 or so colour photos and osprey type plates (earlier vols have less plates).

I got these new at a bargain 100 euros the set, but you can find them (individually) at a variety of prices.

I just thought I would raise awareness of their existence. I haven't checked the boards as to whether previously posted.

(BTW I am not one of the authors, or their mates!)

[Happy Wanderer]

Well that sounds like a damn fine set of volumes you have there.

If you feel so inclined to pass on any info that you think is useful then The Abyssinian Crisis blog is open to all comers to put up information on the subject on the blog...feel free...in fact, we encourage you to do so! I hoe anyone with good info will submit material to be posted.

Cheers

Happy Wanderer.

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