Episode 186 - The Italian Army

It's finally time to take a hard look at the fighting forces of one of the major players in our story. And since this is a new kind of episode for me, I'm happy that I'm taking the baby step of talking about one of the smaller examples. Italy gets maligned a lot during this period, and there are good reasons for this, but today I not only want to cover how its army worked, but also where these deficiencies came from. 

 

Bibliography for this episode: 

1. Gooch, John Mussolini and His Generals Cambridge University Press, 2007
2. Battistelli, Pier Paolo Mussolini's Army at War Agrafe Books 2021
3. US Military Intelligence Service Handbook on the Italian Military Forces The Naval and Military Press Ltd 1943
4. Bishop, Chris The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II Barnes & Noble Inc 1998
5. Cappellano, F and PP Battistelli Italian Light Tanks 1919-45 Osprey Publishing Ltd 2012
6. Cappellano, F and PP Battistelli Italian Medium Tanks 1939-45 Osprey Publishing Ltd 2012
7. Pignato, Nicola Italian Medium Tanks in Action Squadron/Signal Publications 2001

 

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