| Title | : | Ethiopian-Eritrean Wars: Volume 2Eritrean War of Independence, 1988-1991 Badme War, 1998-2001 (Africa@War Book 30) |
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| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | and 1 more , Kindle, Paperback |
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| Publication | : | Helion and Company |
Crucial between these was the Eritrean War of Independence. Fought 1961 1991, this was one of biggest armed conflicts on the African continent, especially if measured by numbers of involved combatants. It included a wide spectrum of operations, from classic counterinsurgency (COIN) to conventional warfare in mountains with the latter being one of the most complex and most demanding undertakings possible to conduct by a military force.
Campaigns run during the Eritrean War of Independence often included large formations of relatively well equipped forces, led by well trained commanders, along well thought out plans, based on homegrown doctrine. The air power played a crucial although not necessarily decisive role in many of battles.
Nevertheless, most of details about this conflict remain unknown in the wider public. Similarly, relatively few Western observers are aware of relations between the Eritrean liberation movements, and various dissident and insurgent movements inside Ethiopia although the synergy of these eventually led the downfall of the so called Derg government, in 1991.
While the first volume in this mini series spanned the history of wars between Ethiopia and Eritrea between 1961 and 1988, the second covers the period since. Correspondingly, it is providing coverage of military operations that led to the fall of the Derg government in Ethiopia of 1991, the period of Eritrean military buildup and a complete reorganization of the Ethiopian military in the 1990s, and concludes with the first detailed account of the so called Badme War, fought between Ethiopia and Eritrea in period 1998 2001.
It is illustrated by many contemporary photographs, maps and color profiles.
Ethiopian-Eritrean Wars: Volume 2Eritrean War of Independence, 1988-1991 Badme War, 1998-2001 (Africa@War Book 30) Reviews
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Excellent insight into a rarely known conflict in Africa. The insights are surprising and gives a brand new in depth perspective on a rarely described, yet very significant large scale conflict.The text is great and supported by good photos and excellent color plates of both AFVs and aircraft.The only reason I do not give the book 5 stars are the low quality maps. The maps are black and white and difficult to understand. Further the text frequently makes reference to key places that are not shown on the maps.
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Very interesting book with a lot of in depth information about the split between Ethiopia and Eritrea. Thereafter italso describes the Badme war. About which not much is known. The ground operations and Air forces of both sides are described.The book is objective and does not pick sides. Its mainly about the military operations between the countries and not about politics, although it briefly describes the political reason for the outbreak of both wars.Easy to read. Can recommend it for everybody interested in little known African Wars.
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Une référence. Très utile pour comprendre les retournements de postures régionales et l’implication des puissances étrangères dans un jeu local très complexe.
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Bonjour, cette commande n'a pas été achetée correctement
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エチオピア紛争がわかりやすい。
