The battle of adwa african victory in the age of empire raymond jonas on amazoncom free shipping on qualifying offers in 1896 a massive ethiopian army routed an invading italian force and brought italys conquest of africa to an end in defending its independence. An excellent account of the ethiopian victory by native forces under the command of emperor menelik over the italian forces at adwa in 1896 the author provides lots of interesting details on how the italians came to be in ethiopia and how natives forces managed to defeat a modern european army on the field of combat. The battle of adwa african victory in the age of empire a reflection desta asayehgn phd sarlo distinguished professor of sustainable economic development dominican university of california april 2014 introduction the defeat of italy by ethiopia on march 1 1896 at the battle of adwa then the vibrant. pp x 413 2995 this book describes and analyzes the 1896 battle of adwa which was according to raymond jonas one of the great military victories of all time p 233 the author compares emperor menelik who led the ethiopian army to victory over italian invaders to napoleon . The battle of adwa african victory in the age of empire raymond anthony jonas in 1896 a massive ethiopian army routed an invading italian force and brought italys conquest of africa to an end