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Italian Army 1940-45, The (3) - Italy 1943-45

By: Osprey

Type: Softcover

Product Line: Men-at-Arms - World War II - Axis - Non-German

MSRP old price: $19.00


Product Info

Title
Italian Army 1940-45, The (3) - Italy 1943-45
Publisher
Category
Author
Philip Jewett
Publish Year
2001
Pages
48
Dimensions
8x10x.25"
NKG Part #
2147398805
MFG. Part #
OSPMAA353
Type
Softcover
Series
MAA353

Description

Immediately after the Allied invasion of Italy in September 1943, Mussolini was deposed and the new Italian government switched sides. The German occupying forces swiftly freed Il Duce and ruthlessly disarmed the Italian Army; and from then until the end of the war in April 1945 Italian troops fought on both sides - with the forces of the new Fascist 'Salo Republic', in the Allied 'Co-Belligerent Forces', and in the Partisan movement. This period of bitter struggle saw the appearance of many new units and a wide range of interesting uniforms, described and illustrated in this final part of Philip Jowett's comprehensive three-volume series.