The Ethiopian war lasts seven months from October 1935 to April 1936. The war is conducted by means futuristic at the time against a country of 10 million inhabitants, 90% is rural and 80% illiterate. Italy ranks 400,000 soldiers (of which 150,000 of the Fascist party militia), 450 planes, many media vehicle that will transport the troops in full. The logistics bases become our colonies of Somalia and Eritrea. Together they fight Italians: 60,000 Eritreans, 20,000 Somalis and 12,000 Libyans. Against these forces is the Ethiopian army of 200,000 men armed only with rifles and motorized vehicles are scarce. The Italian army used large quantities of mustard gas, poison gas. The costs of this war of conquest become enormous. Consider that in the 30s were about the total expenditure of 25 trillion per year, and from '35 to '40 reach 60 trillion. Excluding the cost of pure English War (1936-39) to 10 trillion a year, anyway you can reach 50,000.
The war is supported by intellectuals such as D'Annunzio, Jacks and Oliari, while also environments antifascist moderate approval. Despite the victory of Badoglio in 1936, other parts of the country are still controlled by the Ethiopian partisans. Against these bands are sent Ascari (Eritrean soldiers in the service of Italy).