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 and the first for Britain\'s legendry Special Operations Executive.
Using a combination of original research and personal anecdotes, McNab tells the little known Story of Mission 101, and how a small group of Australians under British command helped to free a nation..
One of these men, Ken Burke, was Duncan McNab\'s uncle.
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.
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 and the first for Britain\'s legendry Special Operations Executive
