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		<title>Italian Folgore at El Alamein: Unbreakable</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:02:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peleliu81</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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. ]]></description>
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		<title>The Incredible Story of Silvio Corbari</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 07:58:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lorenzo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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. ]]></description>
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		<title>Italian Army of 1940: Facilitator or Victim of Mussolini&#8217;s Failed War Strategy? Part Two</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2011 19:56:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lorenzo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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. ]]></description>
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		<title>The CAI – Corpo Aereo Italiano</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:27:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>fredleander</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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. ]]></description>
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		<title>Book Preview: Sacrifice on the Steppe</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:58:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jim h</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 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.]]></description>
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		<title>Italian Army of 1940: Facilitator or Victim of Mussolini&#8217;s Failed War Strategy?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 02:19:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lorenzo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The true question when searching to elucidate the performance of the Italian military, one that is scarcely discussed, is if it's state of disorder was the cause or the effect of the nation’s ruination.  In other words, did the uneven military performance cause the collapse of the nation, or was it merely the expression of a society and government that was already teetering on the precipice of implosion?]]></description>
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		<title>Giovani Fascisti at Point 174:  The Stand in the Sand</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2011 02:53:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peleliu81</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This defensive stand anchored by the GGFF against overwhelming odds would earn the respect of both the Italian's German allies, and of the forces that stood across from them on the field of battle.]]></description>
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		<title>The Bologna Division: 19 November &#8211; 10 December, 1941</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jun 2011 02:32:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Aldea</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On 25 November, heavy fighting flared up again on the Tobruk front. In the 102nd Trento Infantry Division’s sector, the 2nd Battalion Queens Royal Regiment attacked the ‘Bondi’ strong point but were repelled in heavy fighting]]></description>
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		<title>Magliana, Monterotondo, and Porta San Paolo: The Bloody Battles in Defense of Rome</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 02 Apr 2011 20:37:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peleliu81</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The fiercest fighting that would occur between the Italian and German forces took place around Rome, particularly to the south of the great city.  In fact it is generally considered that the first true battle between these one time allies would be contested around an important bridge that spanned the Tiber near Magliana.]]></description>
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		<title>June 1940, the Invasion of France</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2011 06:04:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lorenzo</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The operations against France started two days after the Italian declaration of war ( June 10, 1940), during the night between the 12th and the 13th of June, when squadrons of Italian bombers attacked southern France and hitting two small towns, Hyeres and St. Raphael, and the Naval base in Tolon.  Additionally, Bastia and Calvi on the Corsican Island and Bizert in Tunisia were also bombed.]]></description>
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