{"product_id":"the-first-victory-andrew-stewart-9780300208559","title":"The First Victory: The Second World War and the East Africa Campaign","description":"\u003cb\u003eA riveting new account of the long-overlooked achievement of British-led forces who, against all odds, scored the first major Allied victory of the Second World War\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Surprisingly neglected in accounts of Allied wartime triumphs, in 1941 British and Commonwealth forces completed a stunning and important victory in East Africa against an overwhelmingly superior Italian opponent. A hastily formed British-led force, never larger than 70,000 strong, advanced along two fronts to defeat nearly 300,000 Italian and colonial troops. This compelling book draws on an array of previously unseen documents to provide both a detailed campaign history and a fresh appreciation of the first significant Allied success of the war. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Andrew Stewart investigates such topics as Britain's African wartime strategy; how the fighting forces were assembled (most from British colonies, none from the U.S.); General Archibald Wavell's command abilities and his difficult relationship with Winston Churchill; the resolute Italian defense at Keren, one of the most bitterly fought battles of the entire war; the legacy of the campaign in East Africa; and much more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Stewart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300208553\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300208559\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/22\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.40w x 1.10d","brand":"Andrew Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44070636486911,"sku":"9780300208559","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_efb13a26-1ae1-4d52-8d41-cf471285cabd.jpg?v=1685431476","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-first-victory-andrew-stewart-9780300208559","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}