| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 437 pages) : maps, plans |
| Series |
The Yale library of military history |
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Yale library of military history.
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| Contents |
The specter of revolution and war -- Roots and outcomes of revolution: a review -- Comrades against comrades -- The victorious nationalists: insurgent Eritrea -- The victorious ethnonationalists: insurgent Tigray -- The vanquished revolutionary army: birth and evolution -- The vanquished revolutionary army: defeat and demise -- Battlefield Ethiopia -- Ogaden: "socialist" neighbors at war -- Nakfa: "even the mountains fought" -- Af Abet: Ethiopia's Dienbienphu? -- Shire: "unexpected grand failure" -- Massawa: the denouement -- Conclusions -- 1998: postscript |
| Summary |
Revolution, civil wars, and guerilla warfare wracked Ethiopia during three turbulent decades at the end of the 20th century. Here, Tareke brings to life the leading personalities in the domestic political struggles, strategies of the warring parties international actors, and key battles |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 413-423) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Eritrean-Ethiopian War, 1998-2000.
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Somali-Ethiopian Conflict, 1977-1979.
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Somali-Ethiopian Conflict, 1979-
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HISTORY -- General.
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HISTORY -- Modern -- 20th Century.
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| SUBJECT |
Ethiopia -- History -- 1974-1995. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85045145
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Eritrea -- History -- Revolution, 1962-1993.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85044646
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| Subject |
Eritrea
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Ethiopia
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2008044346 |
| ISBN |
9780300156157 |
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0300156154 |
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1282352156 |
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9781282352155 |
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9786612352157 |
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6612352159 |
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