Italian Blackshirt 193545 by Pier Paolo Battistelli
Documents the experiences of the Italian armed Fascist militia, the Camicie Nere (Blackshirts), from the Italian-Ethiopian war of 1935-36, through the Spanish Civil War to the end of WWII. This book explores their origins, development, training, conditions of service, uniforms and equipment, battle experience, political and ideological motivation.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 titles and essays on military history subjects. He is a contributor to the Italian Army Historical Office and has written numerous books for Osprey.
Piero Crociani acts as a consultant for the Italian Army Historical Branch and is the author of several articles, essays and books on Italian military history. Amongst his published works are The Albanians in the Italian Armed Forces (Rome, 2001) and The Neapolitan Army 1806–15 (Milan, 1987).
Entirely self-taught, Giuseppe Rava has established himself as a leading military history artist.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781846035050 |
| ISBN 10 | 1846035058 |
| Title | Italian Blackshirt 193545 |
| Author | Pier Paolo Battistelli |
| Series | Warrior |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Year published | 2010-01-10 |
| Number of pages | 64 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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