Mussolini's War in the Red Sea: Headache for the British Empire
Mussolinis War in the Red Sea: Headache for the British Empire Early in World War II, the Red Sea was a combat zone as the Allied and Axis navies vied for control. Heres What You Need to Know: Italy disputed Allied use of the critical sea route between India and the Middle East, straining the British Empire’s resources. On May 9, 1936, four days after Italian troops entered Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, Mussolini appeared on a balcony of Rome’s Palazzo Venezia to proclaim Victor Emman...
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