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Informationen zum Autor Philip Jowett was born in Leeds in 1961 and has been interested in military history for as long as he can remember. His first Osprey book was the ground-breaking Men-at-Arms 306, Chinese Civil War Armies 1911–49 , and since then he has published numerous other titles for Osprey including MAA 414, The Russo-Japanese War 1904–05 , MAA 532, Japan's Asian Allies 1941–45 and NVG 19, Armour in China 1920–1950 . He lives in North Lincolnshire, UK. Klappentext At its peak the Italian Army contributed 2.5 million troops to the Axis war effort. In addition to its major role in North Africa, Italy's army invaded, and later bore the main burden of occupying, the Balkan countries. Italy also sent 250,000 men to fight on the Russian Front. In this second book of a three-part study Philip Jowett covers the organisation, uniforms and insignia of the Italian troops committed to both the North African campaign, and the often neglected East African fighting of 1940-41, including the colourful colonial units. Stephen Andrew's meticulous colour plates illustrate a wide range of uniforms. Zusammenfassung The Italian army was Britain's original opponent in North Africa. At its peak, it contributed 2.5 million troops to the Axis war effort. This title covers the organization, uniforms and insignia of the Italian troops committed to both the North African campaign and East African fighting. Inhaltsverzeichnis The Italian Army in Africa, 1940 · The MVSN · Colonial troops · Campaigns - East Africa 1940-41; Libya 1940-42; Tunisia 1942-43. · Uniforms, Insignia, Personal Equipment · Commentary on the Colour Artwork · Index
