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Introduction: a forgotten campaign
Strategic miscalculation
Hoping for the best
War comes to East Africa
Imperial defeat: the surrender of British Somaliland
Preparing for the counter-offensive
The advance from Kenya
Second front: striking from the Sudan
Triumph in the mountains: the Battle of Keren
A third front: the patriots
Winning the war, worrying about the peace
Conclusion: the British empire's first victory.
Strategic miscalculation
Hoping for the best
War comes to East Africa
Imperial defeat: the surrender of British Somaliland
Preparing for the counter-offensive
The advance from Kenya
Second front: striking from the Sudan
Triumph in the mountains: the Battle of Keren
A third front: the patriots
Winning the war, worrying about the peace
Conclusion: the British empire's first victory.