World War II Partisan Warfare in Italy

by Pier Paolo Battistelli and Piero Crociani

When Italy surrendered in 1943, it sparked a diverse resistance movement of anti-German, anti-fascist partisans who rose up against German occupation. This book explores the tactics, organizational structure and equipment of the brave Italian resistance fighters, who knew exactly what was at stake when operating against their German occupiers. Beginning with low-level sabotage and assassinations, the groups grew until spring 1944 when they numbered...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472808932
• ISBN13: 9781472808936
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.2" x 9.7"