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Pier Paolo Battistelli Filippo Cappellano Italian Medium Tanks (Paperback). Further DetailsTitle: Italian Medium Tanks Condition: New Author: Pier Paolo Battistelli, Filippo Cappellano Illustrator: Richard Chasemore Subtitle: 1939–45 EAN: 9781849087759 ISBN: 9781849087759 Publisher: Osprey Publishing Format: Paperback Contributor: Richard Chasemore (Illustrated by) ISBN-10: 184908775X Genre: History Topic: Military History, Law & Politics Release Date: 12/20/2012 Language: English Item Height: 248mm Item Length: 184mm Item Width: 5mm Item Weight: 188g Description: Several factors delayed and greatly hampered the development of an Italian medium tank during World War II. Light tanks were preferred as these were deemed much more suitable for the narrow roads and bridges of the Alps, along the borders of neighbours France and Yugoslavia. Development was also hampered by limited industries, with fragmented production. Thus, the first prototype of an Italian medium tank – the M 11 – did not enter production until 1939.This book examines the Italian M tanks which, although technically inferior to their German and Allied counterparts in 1941–43, proved to be effective when used by experienced crews with adequate combat tactics. Alongside illustrations throughout, Filippo Cappellano and Pier Paolo Battistelli discuss the types, as well as the experiments that produced interesting prototypes such as the anti-aircraft semovente. Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Series: New Vanguard Release Year: 2012 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
