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Italian Folgore at El Alamein: Unbreakable

Folgore on patrol

While the Folgore has often received praise and admiration for the bravery they displayed during the fighting at El Alamein, what is sometimes overlooked was the skill level demonstrated by its soldiers.

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The Incredible Story of Silvio Corbari

Banda Corbari

The story of Silvio Corbari is a tale of war, love, and betrayal, enriched all the more by the sensational events which surrounded this man during one of Italy’s darker periods, the German occupation.

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Italian Army of 1940: Facilitator or Victim of Mussolini’s Failed War Strategy? Part Two

Mussolini reviewing troops

There were many in the Comando Supremo in the late 1930′s who were very aware that the Italian army would not be ready for some years time in regards to modernization of equipment and tactics to fight in a European war.

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The CAI – Corpo Aereo Italiano

Italian FIAT BR 20 bombers.

The Fiats could carry a large variety of bomb-loads, ranging from 20 to 800 kilogram bombs, weapons powerful enough to sink or damage larger warships. It could also carry a bomb dispenser system with four bombs containing a total of 720 bomblets, 1 to 2 kilogram anti-personnel or incendiary bombs.

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Book Preview: Sacrifice on the Steppe

Alpini on the Russian Don

Raw courage and endurance blend with human suffering, desperation and altruism in the harrowing saga of the withdrawal from the Don lines, the capture and imprisonment of thousands and survival of the few.