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Title:Legacy of bitterness: poison gas and atrocities in the Italo-Ethiopian war 1935-1936
Author:Sbacchi, Alberto
Year:1974
Periodical:Genève-Afrique: acta africana
Volume:13
Issue:2
Pages:30-53
Language:English
Geographic terms:Ethiopia
Italy
Subject:Italo-Ethiopian War
Abstract:Despite the fact that Italian authorities are reluctant to open their archives, it is possible today to reconstruct partially some of the bitter episodes vis-à-vis chemical warfare in Ethiopia. The article assesses the reasons for the Italian use of chemical warfare, the extent to which it was used, the reaction of the Ethiopians, and the influence of the chemical warfare on the outcome of the war. Notes.
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