Armies of the Greek-Italian War 1940-41

In October 1940 an Italian army some 200,000 strong invaded Greece across its largely undefended border with Albania. Although supported by Great Britain, at first by sea and in the air and later by landing British and ANZAC troops from North Africa, Greece bore the main brunt of the six-month war. Outclassed in materiel and outnumbered, LtGen Papagos''s Greek army was so successful against the Italians in north-west Greece that, by 22 November 1940, it was advancing into Italian-held Albania. This would eventually force Hitler to send in German reinforcements to support his beleaguered Italian allies, delaying his invasion of the Soviet Union. Complete with contemporary photographs and full-colour uniform plates, this fascinating study explores the history, organization, and appearance of the armies of this oft forgotten conflict.>

Product details

• Authors: Phoebus Athanassiou, Athanassiou Phoebus
• Assisted by: Peter Dennis (Illustration), Peter (Illustrator) Dennis (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2017
• EAN: 9781472819178
• ISBN: 978-1-4728-1917-8
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 180 mm x 239 mm x 5 mm
• Series: Men-at-Arms; Men-At-Arms (Osprey); Men-at-Arms
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; European History, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Greece (see also Ancient / Greece), Warfare & defence, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Battles & campaigns, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Battles and campaigns, Weapons and equipment, HISTORY / Europe / Greece, Land forces and warfare, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General, Military uniforms / insignia