Pier Paolo Battistelli

Italian Army Elite Units & Special Forces 1940-43 (eBook, ePUB)

Illustrator: Shumate, Johnny

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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. Illustrated with rare archival photographs and specially commissioned artwork, this is a fascinating insight into a little-studied aspect of Axis forces.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 64
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. November 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781849088954
• Artikelnr.: 44626777

Autorenporträt

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 books 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.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction /Elite units - armour: tank and mechanized units of 'Centauro'
'Ariete' & 'Littorio' divisions
and 'Trento' and 'Trieste' motorized divisions - scout groups
armoured scout units /Paratroopers: experimental units - 'Folgore' and 'Nemdo' divisions /Assault engineers: 31st and 32nd 'Guastatori' battalions /Special Units: 'Monte Cervino' ski battalions - X Arditi regiment: paratrooper
swimmer and LRRP companies - 'Red Arrows' Group: Arab
Indian turncoat
and Italian assault volunteer battalions /Fascist 'Mussolini' units: sea-landing battalions
tank units