German and Italian Tanks in Italy 1943-45

Σειρά NEW VANGUARD, βιβλίο No 344: German and Italian Tanks in Italy 1943-45

An expert guide to the tanks that fought for the Axis in the Italian Campaign between 1943 and 1945, the least-known armoured campaign of World War II.

World War II came to Italian soil in 1943 with the landings in Sicily, which the Wehrmacht tried to crush using substantial Panzer offensives. Over the next two years the Allies fought their way north, through some of the most difficult terrain of the war, until the final battles in the Po Valley in the spring of 1945.

In this book, world armour expert Steven J. Zaloga offers a unique survey of Axis armour in the campaign, including the many types of tanks used, their roles and battlefield performance. The Italians deployed a variety of tanks on Sicily in 1943 including war-booty Renault R 35 tanks as well as their best tank destroyer, the Semovente 90/53, while a little-known rump Italian fascist army remained in combat until 1945, equipped in some cases with German tanks. Meanwhile Germany began its campaign equipped with leftovers from North Africa, but later deployed a much more substantial Panzer force. After the armistice Italy's industries continued to manufacture tanks for the Wehrmacht, giving it an exotic selection of both German and Italian tank types.

Illustrated with superb new profiles and including many previously unpublished photos, this book is an essential guide to the tanks that fought the Axis' least-known armoured campaigns.

Περιεχόμενα:

INTRODUCTION

TECHNICAL FACTORS

• ­­Italy
• Germany
• Static tank turret defenses
• Italian tanks and AFVs in German service

DOCTRINE AND ORGANIZATION

• Italy
• Germany

THE CAMPAIGN

• Operation Husky: Sicily, July 1943
• Italian armored units on Sicily, July 1943
• Operation Avalanche: Salerno
• Between Avalanche and Shingle: the winter defense lines
• Operation Shingle: the landings at Anzio
• The road to Rome

BATTLE ANALYSIS

FURTHER READING

INDEX

Συγγραφέας: Steven J. Zaloga

Έκδοση: Osprey Publishing

Περιγραφή: Σελ. 48, μαλακό εξώφυλλο, 248 X 184 mm.

Κατάσταση: ΑΜΕΤΑΧΕΙΡΙΣΤΟ