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The Barefoot Emperor

Philip Marsden · 2007

A historical account of the British military expedition to Abyssinia and Emperor Tewodros II.

Philip Marsden's book is brilliant on this and goes into incredible detail about the campaign's logistics according to Dominic Sandbrook.

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“So as Philip Marsden says in his book, The Barefoot Emperor, from Liverpool to Woolwich, Chatham to Bombay.”

Why: Marston's book is brilliant on this and goes into incredible detail about the campaign's logistics.

Dominic Sandbrook, Host on The Rest Is HistoryQueen Victoria’s Revenge: Storming the Citadel (Part 2)

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