At the beginning of 1941, the Italians are in trouble on all fronts. On April 6, Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian capital conquered only five years earlier is evacuated. The atmosphere is dark and the regime's propaganda fails to convince. In July-August 1942, the Axis forces reach their maximum territorial expansion and delude themselves that they still have not lost the war. In fact, the decline of the Axis is now starting.