Heroes' Ideal for the Future
Heroes' Ideal for the Future This image gave testimony to the seriousness of the Gideon Force when they fought to liberate Abyssinia (modern-day Ethiopia). Outside this picture but crucial to the whole were Colonel Orde Wingate's Israeli adviser Avraham Akavia and the unforgettable explorer and author Sir Wilfred Thesiger. The latter together created a decisive force to defeat Mussolini's colonial army. Gideon Force : The deliberation of Abyssinia (modern-day Ethiopia) against the onslaught of fascist occupation. The Emperor of Abyssinia with Brigadier Daniel Arthur Sandford to the left and Colonel Wingate to the right in the picture, in Dambach Fort after it had been captured, 15 April 1941. This image gave testimony to the seriousness of the Gideon Force when they fought to liberate Abyssinia (modern-day Ethiopia). Outside this picture but crucial to the whole were Colonel Orde Wingate's Israeli adviser Avraham Akavia and the extraordinary Sir Wilfred Thesiger...