82 pp - colour and b/w ill. - softbound - printed 2023
English text
This new study on services to and from the Protectorate of Somalia, which updates and expands the chapter present in the publication produced in 2003, is also interesting for the services of the countries along the routes, Egypt, French Somalia and Sudan.
After a historical introduction, the discussion is divided into the first regular Italy-Eritrea connections, the pioneers of the Empire Line and the Ala Littoria, the Ala Littoria Benghazi-Alexandria in Egypt (1935), the Ala Littoria Benghazi-Cairo (1936), first transports of correspondence to and from the Protectorate of Somalia.
There are many illustrations of documents, covers, maps, schedules of services and photographs.