• THE WAR IN EAST AFRICA, 1939-1943, from the campaign against Italy in British Somaliland to Operation Ironclad, the invasion of Madagascar

THE WAR IN EAST AFRICA, 1939-1943, from the campaign against Italy in British Somaliland to Operation Ironclad, the invasion of Madagascar

: Grehan (J.) & Mace (M.) comps.

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253pp., illus., hardback, d.w., Barnsley, 2015

 

Additional research by Sara Mitchell.

This collection of original documents includes the dispatch on operations in the Somaliland Protectorate 1939-1940, by General Sir Archibald P. Wavell, Commander-in-Chief, Middle East; the dispatch on operations in East Africa November 1940 to July 1941, by General Sir Archibald P. Wavell, Commander-in-Chief, Middle East; the dispatch on operations in East Africa July 1941 to January 1943, by Lieutenant-General Sir William Platt, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, East Africa Command; and the Capture of Diego Suarez during Operation Ironclad by Rear-Admiral Syfret.

John Grehan has written, edited or contributed to more than 300 books and magazine articles on military history. He was employed as the Assistant Editor of Britain at War Magazine from its inception until 2014.

Martin Mace established Historic Military Press and was Editor of Britain at War Magazine. He is currently a publisher at Frontlone Books.