The Italian Army in World War II: Europe, 1940-43 v. 1 (Men-at-arms) |
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Philip S. Jowett
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Pages: 48 (Paperback)
ISBN: 185532864X
Pub: Osprey Publishing
Pub date: 2000-04-14
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 114893
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the italian army 1940-45: italy 1943-45 v3 (0/1 people found this helpful)
excellent men at arms series book
good colour plates too
Interesting but poorly researched (3/5 people found this helpful)
Overall it is a nice summary of the Italian forces in Africa and Ethiopia during WW2. Good information on events, nice pictures of uniforms and some good photos but I was very disappointed with the research into the order of battle. For example, it states that 22 medium tanks were sent to Africa Orientale (Ethiopia) before the outbreak of war when in fact it was 24 medium tanks that were sent. And for its descriptions of the Libyan battalions in North Africa it clearly conflicts with the Italian Official History on North Africa. You would think that a book on the Italian Army would use the Italian Official histories as a basis for research which would have avoided these mistakes.
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