Italian Armoured & Reconnaissance Cars 1911-45

Name: Italian Armoured & Reconnaissance Cars 1911-45
Brand: Bloomsbury USA
SKU: 9781472824332-V
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By Battistelli, Pier Paolo

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The first Italian armored cars were used in the war in Libya in 1911-12 against the Ottoman Empire. With few tanks being developed during World War I, the Italians relied instead on the development of more mobile armored cars like the Ansaldo Lancia 1 Z. After the war, the army focused on the Alpine battlegrounds of Italy's northern borders, and did not consider armored cars suitable for reconnaissance duties. The experience of the Spanish Civil War would provide the much needed last push for the Italians to develop modern armored cars. The result were the famous AB 41-43 models, which fought against the British in North Africa and Marshall Tito's forces in Yugoslavia, along with other vehicles such as the AS 36 light armored car. Using detailed color plates and contemporary photographs, this book examines the development of the Italian armored car in the two world wars and the inter-war years from the deserts of North Africa to the slopes of the Alps.

Product details

Binding:: Paperback
Edition:: illustrated
Number of Pages:: 48
Release Date:: 2018-07-26
Publication Date:: 2018-07-24
Publisher:: Bloomsbury USA
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1472824334
ISBN13:: 9781472824332
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 169 g
Height:: 177 cm
Width:: 246 cm
Thickness:: 10 cm

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