STEEL CENTURIONS: Italian Armoured Formations of the Second World War 1940-43

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Covering the period between 1940 to 1943, describes the formation and battle performance of the major armored units such as the Ariete, Littorio, and Centauro divisions together with lesser known special forces such as the motorized X Arditi Regiment and the Raggruppamenti Esploranti (special reconnaissance units) on the battlefields of France, Greece, North Africa, Sicily, and Italy. Also describes the establishment of the 1. Divisione Corazzata M. Camicie Nere (M Blackshirts Armored division) of 1943, which was fully equipped with German-supplied tanks and self propelled guns. Includes 100 b/w photos and 8 maps.