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ALPINI - ITALIAN MOUNTAIN TROOPS 1872 TO THE PRESENT

Autore: Enrico Finazzer

Codice: 231079

€ 60,00

Riccamente illustrato con foto a colori e in bianco e nero, il volume traccia la storia completa delle truppe di montagna italiane (la fanteria alpina e l'artiglieria da montagna) dal 1870 ad oggi. Ampia trattazione anche delle uniformi e degli equipaggiamenti.

This is a comprehensive history of Italian mountain troops (the Alpine infantry "Alpini" and the mountain artillery "Artiglieria da Montagna") from the 1870s to the present. The Alpini suffered a crushing defeat to the Ethiopian army at Adwa in 1896. During WWI, the Italian mountain troops fought against Austrian Gebirgsjäger high in the Alps. This fighting, known as the war of snow and ice, involved some of the most demanding mountaineering and high-elevation combat of the modern era. Gruelling mountain battles continued during the Second World War, and the Alpini remained ready to fight through the Cold War and beyond. The book addresses unit organisation and development, missions, and uniforms and equipment from the inception of these units, through both world wars, and to the present. The narrative history of the Alpini is accompanied by over 300 photographs. This is the first English-language history of this elite troop. 

Lingua

INGLESE

Illustrazioni

Riccamente illustrato con foto a colori e in bianco e nero

Pagine

256

Misure

23 x30

Rilegato

SI

ISBN
9780764366543