Italian Militaria - Uniforms and Equipment

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Title: Fighting Men of World War II Axis Forces - Uniforms, Equipment & Weapons
Author: David Miller
Publisher: Stackpole Books
Year: 2007
ISBN: 978-0-8117-0277-5
Hardcover: 384 pages

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Title: Italy at War - Uniforms, Weapons, Equipment and Ephemera
Author: Russ Arendell (Luca Balducci, Jeff Leser & Giorgio Tarelli)
Publishers: Self Published through Arditi Books
Year: 2010 2nd Edition
Language: English
ISBN: No ISBN. Self Published
Hardcover: 700 Pages (and digital)

Hard backed books are currently sold out, but a digital download is available. Reprinted in small numbers every few years

Available at Russ Arendell

Notes: Italy at War is the Italian militaria book brought to you by Arditi Books! The 700 plus color and black and white pages, illustrate the uniforms, weapons, headgear, equipment, ephemera, personal items, stories, medals, and heavy vehicles of the Italian Fascist war machine of the 1930's through to the end of WWII. Much more is within than described here! Tropical and continental combat items are covered extensively within this monumental work! Some dress items are included, but the focus is on the items that the Italian soldier used in his fighting in Russia, Greece, North Africa, the Balkans, Europe and East Africa. This book was first released in 2010 at 415 pages with Russ Arendell as sole author; it has now (as of Oct. 2014) been expanded to 700 plus pages with additional documentation and artifacts from the co-authorship and efforts of Luca Balducci, Giorgio Tarelli and Jeff Leser as well as Gunnar Abramson who contributed concerning the advent and growth of Italy's Fascist party and military before and during WWII.