Omar al-Mukhtar was the resistance fighter who most epitomized the struggle against Italian domination in Libya during the period of ‘recolonization’ during the twenties and thirties. His courage and charisma, and his popularity both as a military and religious figurehead, made him the natural leader of his oppressed people in thier attempt to free themselves of fascist tyranny. Known as `The Lord of the Night`, because only during the daylight hours could the Italians claim the country to be under their control, the eventual capture and execution of Omar al-Mukhtar marked the virtual end of organized resistance in Libya.
It is against the background of his life, capture and execution September 1931, that the authors set their wider study of the fascist recolonization of Libya. Originally published in Italy in 1981, the work is here republished in English translation for the first time.
- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: Darf Publishers Ltd (May 1986)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1850771359
- ISBN-13: 978-1850771357
