The Italian Army 1940–45 (1)
Europe 1940–43
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About this book
At its peak the Italian Army contributed 2.5 million troops to the Axis war effort. English-speaking readers tend to think of this army in terms of the North African campaign; but far more Italian troops served in other theatres. They invaded, and later bore the major burden of occupying, the Balkan countries; and Italy sent 250,000 troops to fight on the Russian Front. In this, the first of a three-part study, Philip Jowett covers the European theatre - including Russia - from 1940 to Italy's armistice with the Allies in 1943. Many interesting uniforms, a number of them new to most readers, are meticulously illustrated by Stephen Andrew.
Contents
Introduction · The Albanian adventure · French farce · Greece and Yugoslavia · The Partisan war · the war in Russia · Invasion and revolution · Bibliography · The Plates
Paperback; April 2000; 48 pages; ISBN: 9781855328648