A Military History Of Italy
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A Military History Of Italy
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Author : Ciro Paoletti
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 2008
A Military History Of Italy written by Ciro Paoletti and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with History categories.
This book follows Italy's military history from the late Renaissance through the present day, arguing that its leaders have consistently looked back to the power of Imperial Rome as they sought to bolster Italy's status and influence in the world. As early as the late 15th century, Italian city-states played important roles in European conflicts. After unification in 1861, the military would become the nation's unifying force, the melting pot of the state. Italy's industrial and then colonial expansion brought it into the wars of the 20th century. The rise of fascist movement was the disastrous consequence of Italy's desire for colonial and military power, a history that the nation still confronts as it seeks to play a role in world politics. Wealthy, urban Italy has always had great political, cultural, and strategic importance for Europe. The leaders of its independent city-states intervened militarily in struggles among the European powers to its north and west but also against the expanding Muslim empires to its south and east. Italian culture supported military innovation, developing (for instance) new fortifications and naval organizations. After centuries of division, which limited Italy's power against the larger, unified European nations, the military played an important role in the nationalist unification of the entire country. Rapid industrialization followed, and along with it Italy's forays into overseas colonialism. Italy became a major power, but its turn to militant fascism during its expansionist era continues to haunt its state and military.
A Military History Of Italy
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Author : Ciro Paoletti
language : en
Publisher: Greenwood Publishing Group
Release Date : 2007-12-30
A Military History Of Italy written by Ciro Paoletti and has been published by Greenwood Publishing Group this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-12-30 with History categories.
Following Italy's military history from the late Renaissance to the present day, this book shows the role Italy has played in struggles for power in Europe and the role the military has played in forming the modern Italian nation-state.
The Italian Army And The First World War
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Author : John Gooch
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2014-06-19
The Italian Army And The First World War written by John Gooch and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-06-19 with History categories.
A major new account of the role and performance of the Italian army in the First World War. Setting military events in a broad context, Gooch explores pre-war Italian military culture, and reveals how an army with a reputation for failure fought a challenging war in appalling conditions - and won.
Italy And The Military
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Author : Mattia Roveri
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2020-12-22
Italy And The Military written by Mattia Roveri and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-12-22 with History categories.
This book sheds new light on the role of the military in Italian society and culture during war and peacetime by bringing together a whole host of contributors across the interdisciplinary spectrum of Italian Studies. Divided into five thematic units, this volume examines the continuous and multifaceted impact of the military on modern and contemporary Italy. The Italian context offers a particularly fertile ground for studying the cultural impact of the military because the institution was used not only for defensive/offensive purposes, but also to unify the country and to spread ideas of socio-cultural and technological development across its diverse population.
Italian Navy Air Force Elite Units Special Forces 1940 45
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Author : Piero Crociani
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2013-01-20
Italian Navy Air Force Elite Units Special Forces 1940 45 written by Piero Crociani and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-01-20 with History categories.
This volume assesses the formidable Special Forces fielded by Italy's navy and air force in World War II. Italian Navy Special Forces were particularly active and respected in the Mediterranean, where 10th Motor-Torpedo Boat Flotilla used frogmen, 'two-man torpedoes' and explosive ram-boats. The Italian Air Force formed a special commando unit, ADRA, before the 1943 surrender; it was tasked with attacking Allied airfields and communications in North Africa. Men from ADRA and Army paratroopers formed the new 'Folgore' Regiment, which also continued to fight alongside German forces until 1945. In both cases, the pro-Allied Italian forces also formed 'mirror' units to fight alongside US and British forces, including the Recce Squadron 'F'. Featuring rare photographs and specially commissioned artwork, this book tells the story of the little-known elite forces fielded by Italy's navy and air force in World War II, some of whose successors remain in service with today's Italian armed forces.
World War Ii Partisan Warfare In Italy
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Author : Pier Paolo Battistelli
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2015-08-20
World War Ii Partisan Warfare In Italy written by Pier Paolo Battistelli and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-20 with History categories.
When Italy surrendered in 1943, it sparked a resistance movement of anti-German, anti-fascist partisans. This book explores the tactics, organizational structure and equipment of the brave Italian resistance fighters. Beginning with low-level sabotage and assassinations, the groups continued to grow until spring 1944 when a remarkable, unified partisan command structure was created. Working in close co-ordination with the Allies, they received British SOE and American OSS liaison teams as well as supplies of weapons. The German response was ferocious, and in autumn 1944, as the Allied advance stalled, the SS and Italian RSI looked to eradicate the partisans once and for all. But when the Allies made their final breakthrough in the last weeks of the war the partisans rose again to exact their revenge on the retreating Wehrmacht. From an expert on Italian military history in World War II, this work provides a comprehensive guide to the men and women who fought a desperate struggle against occupation, as well as the German and Italian fascist security forces unleashed against them.
The Italian War On The Eastern Front 1941 1943
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Author : Bastian Matteo Scianna
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2019-09-09
The Italian War On The Eastern Front 1941 1943 written by Bastian Matteo Scianna and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-09-09 with History categories.
The Italian Army’s participation in Hitler’s war against the Soviet Union has remained unrecognized and understudied. Bastian Matteo Scianna offers a wide-ranging, in-depth corrective. Mining Italian, German and Russian sources, he examines the history of the Italian campaign in the East between 1941 and 1943, as well as how the campaign was remembered and memorialized in the domestic and international arena during the Cold War. Linking operational military history with memory studies, this book revises our understanding of the Italian Army in the Second World War.
Italian Blackshirt 1935 45
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Author : Pier Paolo Battistelli
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2013-09-20
Italian Blackshirt 1935 45 written by Pier Paolo Battistelli and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-20 with History categories.
This book 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 World War II. It explores their origins, development, recruitment, training, conditions of service, uniforms and equipment, battle experience, political and ideological motivation. The Blackshirt legions were raised under army control from 1928, and were employed in 1933 in Libya in counterinsurgency operations against the Senussi tribes; from 1935 in Italy's war against Ethiopia; and during the Spanish Civil War. Following the outbreak of World War II, the Blackshirts fought in North Africa, Greece, Croatia, on the Eastern Front and finally in Italy itself following the Allied invasion.
Scenes From Italy S War 1919
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Author : George Macaulay Trevelyan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009-05
Scenes From Italy S War 1919 written by George Macaulay Trevelyan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05 with Literary Collections categories.
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
The War Against Germany And Italy
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Author : United States. Department of the Army. Office of Military History
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1951
The War Against Germany And Italy written by United States. Department of the Army. Office of Military History and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1951 with World War, 1939-1945 categories.
A major collection of photographs with explanatory text that graphically portrays various aspects of the war in North Africa and the Middle East; Sicily, Corsica, and Sardinia; and Italy and southern France.