Mission 101
By (Author) Duncan McNab
Pan Macmillan Australia
Macmillan Australia
1st September 2011
Australia
General
Non Fiction
Modern warfare
Irregular or guerrilla forces and warfare
994.05
Paperback
320
460g
In late 1940 a group of five young Australian soldiers set out on a secret mission: one of the second world war's most daring operations. Leading a small force of Ethiopian freedom fighters on an epic trek across the harsh African bush from the Sudan, the small incursion force entered Italian-occupied Ethiopia and began waging a guerilla war against the 250,000-strong Italian army. One of these men, Ken Burke, was Duncan McNab's uncle. Using a combination of fascinating research and personal anecodotes, McNab tells the little-known story of Mission 101, and how a small group of Australians helped free a nation.
Duncan McNab is the author of The Usual Suspect - The Life of Abe Saffron and The Dodger - Inside the world of Roger Rogerson.