Mission 101. The Untold Story Of Five Australian Soldiers Extraordinary War In Ethiopia

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Publisher Place: Sydney
Publisher Year: 2011
Edition: First Edition

Description: 306 pages. Book is in general good condition. There is some light reading wear present, but still a presentable copy. The True Story Of A Secret Mission Deep Behind Enemy Lines.1940 Five Australian Soldiers Set Out On A Mission, One Of The Most Daring Operations Of The Second World War.

Publishers Description: "I fancy the Italians have bitten off more than they can chew..."In late 1940 a group of five young Australian soldiers set out on a classified mission: one of the Second World Wars most daring operations.Leading a small force of Ethiopian freedom fighters on an epic trek across the harsh African bush from the Sudan, the Australians entered Italian-occupied Ethiopia and began waging a guerilla war against the 250,000-strong Italian army. Codenamed Mission 101, it was the very first campaign organised by the soon-to-be-legendary Special Operations Executive, and one of the most successful guerilla actions of the entire war. One of the young Australian soldiers was Duncan McNabs uncle.Using a combination of fascinating research and personal anecodotes, McNab tells the little known story of Mission 101, and how a small group of Australians helped free a nation.

ISBN: 9781742610429