Italian Army Elite Units & Special Forces 1940-43
Italian military historian Pier Paolo Battistelli examines the elite and specialforces units of the Italian Army during World War II. This includes a vast array of troop types, including paratroopers, assault engineers, sea-landing and swimmer units, long-range recce and ski units, and even hand-picked Fascist 'Mussolini' units. It also delves into the specialist tank and armoured units that were created to emulate the German armoured units. While the Italian units discussed enjoyed mixed success, the volume draws attention to the incredibly hard fighting done by some in the deserts of North Africa and the frozen wastelands of Russia. Illustr…
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Weitere Autoren: Shumate, Johnny (Illustr.)
- ISBN: 978-1-84908-596-0
- EAN: 9781849085960
- Produktnummer: 14844102
- Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
- Seitenangabe: 64 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 2'949 KB
- Abbildungen: 2 b/w
Über den Autor
Pier Paolo Battistelli earned his PhD in Military History at the University of Padua. A scholar of German and Italian politics and strategy throughout World War II, he is active in Italy and abroad writing titles and essays on military history subjects. A contributor to the Italian Army Historical Office, he is currently revising his PhD thesis for publication: The War of the Axis: German and Italian Military Partnership in World War Two, 1939-1943.
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