ON WARMER TIDES: The Genesis and History of Italy's First World War Naval Commandos

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History of Italy's WWI special forces group -- the MAS Flotillas -- examines the innovation, audacity, and determination of this unit during the Adriatic Campaign of 1915-18. E. Over the course of its wartime development, it pioneered new nautical technologies such as manned torpedoes, jumping boats, and underwater explosives employed in the Buccari Bay Raid, the nocturnal assault on the SMS Wien, and the audacious infiltration of Pola naval base. Includes 22 b&w illustrations, and eight maps.