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 less often found in print, are meticulously illustrated by Stephen Andrew.

Les mer
The Italian Army fought on every major front of the European and North African theatres. They fielded a variety of colourfully-uniformed units, particularly against the partisans in the Balkans. In this volume, the author dispels a number of myths about the supposedly inferior Italian troops.
Les mer
The Albanian adventure; French farce; Greece and Yugoslavia; the Partisan war; the war of Russia; invasion and revolution.
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.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781855328648
Publisert
2000-04-25
Utgiver
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; Osprey Publishing
Vekt
198 gr
Høyde
248 mm
Bredde
184 mm
Dybde
5 mm
Aldersnivå
P, G, 06, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
48

Forfatter
Illustratør

Om bidragsyterne

Philip Jowett was born in Leeds in 1961 and has been interested in military history for as long as he can remember. His first Osprey book was the ground-breaking Men-at-Arms 306, Chinese Civil War Armies 1911–49, and since then he has published numerous other titles for Osprey including MAA 414, The Russo-Japanese War. He lives in North Lincolnshire, UK.

Stephen Andrew worked as a junior in advertising and design agencies before becoming a self-taught freelance illustrator in 1993. Military history is his passion, and since 1997 he has illustrated Osprey titles including MAA 306 Chinese Civil War Armies 1911-49, and a five-part sequence on the World War II German Army. He lives and works in Glasgow.