Second World War in East Africa, 1940–1941

Evert Kleynhans, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Military History at the Faculty of Military Science of Stellenbosch University. His broad research focuses on operational, naval, and intelligence history, as well as irregular warfare in Southern Africa.Ian van der Waag, Ph.D., is professor in the Defense and Security Programme at Rabdan Academy and Zayed Military University, Abu Dhabi, UAE. He is regional director and ambassador of the Second World War Studies Group and The Western Front Association.

• AcknowledgementsList of Figures, Graphs and TablesNotes on ContributorsIntroductionEvert Kleynhans and Ian van der Waag1 Of Abandonment and Liberation: British Attitudes towards Emperor Haile Selassie, 1936–1941Quentin Holbert2 Cunningham’s Team on Operation Canvas: Superiors, Subordinates and PeersDennis Vincent3 The Gold Coast Brigade’s Crossing of the Juba River, Italian Somaliland, February 1941Timothy Stapleton4 “Through Bush, across Desert and over Mountains”: the Combat Operations of the 1st South African Infantry Brigade in East Africa, 1941Evert Kleynhans5 “The patriots proved most successful” or “They had been useless whenever fighting had to be done”Jacob Stoil6 Defeat at Gallabat: Brigadier Bill Slim’s Formative Learning ExperienceAndrew Stewart7 “The precious liquid”: Water Supply Operations in East Africa during the Second World War, 1939–1941Fankie Lucas Monama8 “Almost entirely a medical war”: The South African Medical Corps in East Africa, 1940–1941Ian van der Waag9 Losing an Empire: Fascist Italy’s Defeat in the Horn of Africa 1940–1941 and Its MemoryBastian Matteo SciannaIndex