The author was a career USMC officer who was assigned as an official observer to Italian forces fighting in Ethiopia in the late 1930s.  Originally published in 1940 sets forth the events leading to the war, the various factors which impacted combat operations, and the roles of Generals De Bono, Badoglio and Graziane.  The book has 272 pages with 53 photos, drawings and maps.  It is mint condition in publisher's plastic wrap.