Key point: Italy may never have restored the might of Ancient Rome, but it did get better technologically as the war went on. Italy would eventually switch sides, bringing its not-so-bad tanks over to ...
On the morning of November 19, 1941, General John Scott Cockburn decided to launch his 22nd Armored Brigade into a frontal attack on the forces of the Italian 132nd Ariete Armored Division arrayed in ...
Archive List > Books > A Personal Account of Life and Action in a Tank Troop by George W Martin This story was submitted to the People’s War site by Norman Wigley of the BBC Radio Sheffield Action ...
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Despite grand ambitions, Italy entered WWII without the industry, equipment, or leadership needed for modern warfare. This ...