"Vincere!" : the Italian Royal Army's counterinsurgency operations in Africa, 1922-1940 / Federica Saini Fasanotti ; foreword by Gen. John R. Allen, USMC (Ret.).
Libya (1922-1931) -- The "Fourth Shore" -- The Environment -- The Doctrine -- Libyan Insurgency, Italian Counterinsurgency -- Garrison Network -- Officers -- Eritreans, Somalis, and Libyans: The Indigenous Units -- Insurgents -- Population -- Military Organization of the Territory and a New Set of Rules -- The Royal Air Force Contribution -- Conclusions -- II. Ethiopia (1936-1940) -- Italian East Africa -- A Restless Empire -- The Environment -- Ethiopian Insurgency, Italian Counterinsurgency -- Garrison Network -- Officers -- Regular and Irregular Bands -- Insurgents -- Population -- The Royal Air Force Contribution -- Conclusions
Summary:
"Based on ten years of study in the Italian archives and on the ground, this book examines a little-known topic: the counterinsurgency operations carried out by the Italian Royal Army in Libya and Ethiopia from 1922 to 1941"-- Provided by publisher.
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