Osprey Men-at-Arms №471. Sean McLachlan. Armies of the Adowa Campaign 1896

Osprey Publishing, 2011. — 49 p. — ISBN: 1849084574.Securing a foothold in Eritrea on the Red Sea coast, the Italians quickly became embroiled in a shooting war with the Ethiopians. The war proved a disaster for the Italians, who suffered three major defeats against the forces of Emperor Menelik's army, including a horrendous massacre at Adowa, the largest defeat of a colonial army prior to World War I.