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"The focus of this study is on Germany and its conduct of World War II as a coalition war ... was Germany inept at conducting coalition warfare? At first glance, this might seem to be a question that should not even be asked, since the answer should be obvious, given the outcome of the war. To simply leave it at that, however, would be insufficient, because it begs a whole number of questions. Was Germany better at conducting coalition warfare at some levels of war than others? Were some services better at working with their allies than others? Were the problems confronting Germany and its Axis allies similar to those faced by the Allies, or were they different? Did the German military learn anything in this regard from the experience of the First World War?
... another element that comes into question is the performance of the Axis allied forces. The common perception of the Italian armed forces has been subject to a wide spectrum of revision, ranging from the views of James Sadkovich to those of Brian Sullivan, MacGregor Knox, and Lucio Ceva ... In terms of land warfare, Rommel probably got more out of the Italian units under his command than he expected, certainly more than the British would care to admit ... Italian artillery and antiaircraft units provided good support to the German Twelfth Oasis Company in its defense of Sidi Omar. One of Rommel's officers gave much of the credit for the successful defense of Halfaya Pass in June 1941 to the Italian infantry. Likewise, Italian armored units, especially the Ariete Armored Division, did well during the Crusader battles, and during the retreat to Agedabia, the rear guards of the Italian infantry divisions, aided by German mobile units and favorable terrain, executed a number of excellent delaying actions to successfully stymie the pursuit of the victorious but badly battered British Eighth Army ... at the lower levels, strain was exacerbated by the Germans' habit of stealing equipment from their allies ..." Highly Recommended.
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"The first thing to understand about World War II in North Africa is that this was primarily Italy's war..."
A must read for anyone seriously interested in understanding the Italian participation in WWII North Africa. Highly Recommended.
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A superb account of Italian Tank Units in North Africa. Highly detailed and a balanced account of warfare in North Africa. Highly Recommended.
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Italian tanks formed a large part of the Axis armored force that the Allies confronted in North Africa in the early years of World War II. Those tanks were the product of two decades of debate and development as the Italian military struggled to produce a modern, mechanized army in the aftermath of World War I. For a time, Italy stood near the front of the world's tank forces--but once war came, Mussolini's Iron Arm failed as an effective military force. This is the story of its rise and fall. Recommended.
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Modern Library Classics. Recommended.
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The Italian Army Part I. 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. Recommended.
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The Italian Army Part II. 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. Recommended.
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The Italian Army Part III. 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. Recommended.
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Overview of the Italian Invasion of Abyssinia. Recommended.
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The focus of this book is the tank battles fought during the opening phase of the war in North Africa. What really happened during the engagements? How were the tanks fought? What were their strengths and weaknesses? Not simplified generalities, but substantive, basic facts gleaned from searching for details in the surviving original records.
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Galeazzo Ciano: Diary 1937-1943 records his growing disenchantment with the German alliance and with Mussolini himself. The diary was smuggled to Switzerland in spite of Nazi attempts to capture it (Click the Amazon Icon to Order).

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