Author Description

About the Author About the Editors Frederic A. Sharf is a scholar and collector who specializes in art, photography, and unpublished manuscript material relating to wars fought during the several decades before and after 1900. He is a resident of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Professor Richard Pankhurst is a scholar and educator who has lived in Ethiopia for more than thirty years. He currently serves as Professor at the Institute of Ethiopian Studies in Addis Ababa. In addition to the numerous books and articles, a recent work is Sylvia Pankhurst: Counsel for Ethiopia. Product Description The Liberation Campaign of 1940-1 was not only an event of unique importance in Ethiopia's age-old history, but also, more widely, a major 'turning-point' in World War II: the conflict fought out in East Africa between the Allies and the Axis Powers. The campaign, historically speaking, was no less significant as a decisive act in the overall drama of Africa's liberation from European colonial rule, and the ending of the foreign-imposed Scramble for Africa. This remarkable book provides a valuable account of how these momentous events appeared to an eye-witness of the time. Review Brian Macdona was a leading member of the British team that assisted the ex-Italian East African empire in the rebuilding of its financial infrastructure on the eve of collapse of Italian rule. In that capacity, he traveled extensively through most of Horn of Africa in a journey that lasted four weeks and often involved extremely contrasting experience. Written in a lively and witty narrative, his memoir demonstrates his rare skill for observation and passion for documentation. He deals with many issues, providing a unique eyewitness account of a highly neglected historical period. Sometimes opinionated but always thoughtful and stimulating, Macdona has written an informative and engaging memoirs that should be required reading for anyone interested in the critical period of East