"I fancy the Italians have bitten off more than they can chew..."

In late 1940 a group of five young Australian soldiers set out on a classified mission: one of the Second World War's most daring operations.

Leading a small force of Ethiopian freedom fighters on an epic trek across the harsh African bush from the Sudan, the Australians entered Italian-occupied Ethiopia and began waging a guerilla war against the 250,000-strong Italian army. Codenamed Mission 101, it was the very first campaign organised by the soon-to-be-legendary Special Operations Executive, and one of the most successful guerilla actions of the entire war. One of the young Australian soldiers was Duncan McNab's uncle.

Using a combination of fascinating research and personal anecodotes, McNab tells the little known story of Mission 101, and how a small group of Australians helped free a nation.