Despatches in this volume include dispatch on operations in the Somaliland Protectorate 1939-1940, by General Sir Archibald P. Wavell, Commander-in-Chief, Middle East; dispatch on operations in East Africa November 1940 to July 1941, by General Sir Archibald P. Wavell, Commander-in-Chief, Middle East; dispatch on operations in East Africa July 1941 to January 1943, by Lieutenant-General Sir William Platt, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, East Africa Command; and the Capture of Diego Suarez during Operation Ironclad by Rear-Admiral Syfret.

This unique collection of original documents will prove to be an invaluable resource for historians, students and all those interested in what was one of the most significant periods in British military history.

"The liberation of Ethiopia during World War II helped incubate Allied strategy, tactics and technology that eventually defeated Axis powers. The seizure of Madagascar – Operation Ironclad – also secured the western Indian Ocean from enemy encroachment. Now Pen & Sword chronicles both campaigns through official documentation in The War in East Africa 1939-1943 – part of the publisher’s “Despatches [Dispatches] from the Front” series, recommended!"