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Italian Colonial Troops 1882–1960

Author : Gabriele Esposito
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472851285
Total Pages : 50 pages
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Book Synopsis Italian Colonial Troops 1882–1960 by : Gabriele Esposito

Download or read book Italian Colonial Troops 1882–1960 written by Gabriele Esposito and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-05-26 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete illustrated study of the varied range of Italian colonial units who served in East and North Africa. Italy only unified as a nation in 1870 and was late, and therefore impatient, in the 'scramble' for Africa. An initial foothold in Eritrea/Somalia, north-east Africa, led to a disastrous defeat in Ethiopia in 1896 at the Battle of Adwa, but Italian Somaliland was later consolidated on the west coast of the Red Sea. During 1911, Italy also invaded Libya, securing the coast, however fighting continued throughout World War I and only ended in the early 1930s. A number of native colonial regiments were raised in both Italian East Africa and Libya (in the latter, even a pioneering paratroop unit), of which most fought sturdily for Italy against the Allies in 1940–43. These units had particularly colourful uniforms and insignia. Another small guard unit also served in the Italian concession at Tientsin, China in 1902–1943. After World War II, a remnant unit served on in Somalia under a UN mandate until 1960. This intriguing volume describes and illustrates the dress and equipment used by these forces and details how they were deployed to maintain a colonial empire for over half a century.

Italian Colonial Troops 1882–1960

Author : Gabriele Esposito
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472851293
Total Pages : 50 pages
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Vincere

Author : Federica Fasanotti
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 1682474801
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (824 download)

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Download or read book Vincere written by Federica Fasanotti and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2020-01-15 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vincere! presents an overview of the counterinsurgency operations carried out by the Italian Royal Army from 1922 to 1941 in Libya and Ethiopia. Based on ten years of study conducted in the Italian archives and on the ground, this volume looks at a period when the Italian Royal Army faced significant new challenges in the conduct of war. Facing new challenges in an atypical theater of war, Italian Royal Army forces learned significant lessons that would shape the conduct of future combat. In the period covered in this work, Italian Royal Army forces had to adapt to new terrain, while modifying their techniques and methods in relation to the local populations and the overall characteristics of the territories in Africa. Moving away from a reliance on heavy, slow battalions formed for the most part by Italian troops, the Italians instead turned to mobile units, lightly armed and composed primarily by African troops who were able to respond quickly to the needs of this kind of war. Men coming from the loyal Eritrean colony, from Somalia, Libya, from the countries on the Red Sea and even from Ethiopia, progressively replaced Italian troops. In Libya, warfighting and counterinsurgency operations were conducted mainly by regular infantry (Libyan battalions, Méharists, Saharian) and cavalry units (Savaris and Spahis), while in Ethiopia, regular and irregular bands were used. Vincere! offers a look at some of the earliest irregular warfare and counterinsurgency operations the modern Italian forces ever conducted. Italian forces faced local populations while conducting counterinsurgency (COIN) operations in what was, for them, a new theater of war. In Libya, the rebellion was quelled in the space of ten years, at an admittedly high price for the regional forces. In Ethiopia, where COIN operations were interrupted by World War II, the available data suggests that military actions, accompanied by a more responsible policy toward the population, would have eventually defeated the insurgency. The use of airpower in Ethiopia made a huge difference, and its lessons were learned long before the French experience in Algeria. The Italians waged counterinsurgency operations over twenty years in two geographically separate theaters, and in two very different operational environments and much of value for current practitioners and scholars can be learned from these different experiences.

Imperial German Colonial and Overseas Troops 1885–1918

Author : Alejandro de Quesada
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1780961650
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (89 download)

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Book Synopsis Imperial German Colonial and Overseas Troops 1885–1918 by : Alejandro de Quesada

Download or read book Imperial German Colonial and Overseas Troops 1885–1918 written by Alejandro de Quesada and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-08-20 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book tells and illustrates the little-known story of Germany's 30-year episode as a colonial power in Africa and the Pacific, and her enclave in China. Under the ambitious young Kaiser Wilhelm II, rivalry with the old colonial powers saw the protectorates originally established by trading companies transformed into crown colonies, garrisoned by the newly raised Schutztruppe with emergency support from the Imperial Navy's Sea Battalions. This book explains their organization and operations, including the horrific 1904-07 Herero campaign in Southwest Africa. It is illustrated with rare photos, and with color plates detailing a wide variety of the uniforms of German and native troops alike.

Italian Navy & Air Force Elite Units & Special Forces 1940–45

Author : Piero Crociani
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1780963726
Total Pages : 150 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (89 download)

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Book Synopsis Italian Navy & Air Force Elite Units & Special Forces 1940–45 by : Piero Crociani

Download or read book Italian Navy & Air Force Elite Units & Special Forces 1940–45 written by Piero Crociani and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-20 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume assesses the formidable Special Forces fielded by Italy's navy and air force in World War II. Italian Navy Special Forces were particularly active and respected in the Mediterranean, where 10th Motor-Torpedo Boat Flotilla used frogmen, 'two-man torpedoes' and explosive ram-boats. The Italian Air Force formed a special commando unit, ADRA, before the 1943 surrender; it was tasked with attacking Allied airfields and communications in North Africa. Men from ADRA and Army paratroopers formed the new 'Folgore' Regiment, which also continued to fight alongside German forces until 1945. In both cases, the pro-Allied Italian forces also formed 'mirror' units to fight alongside US and British forces, including the Recce Squadron 'F'. Featuring rare photographs and specially commissioned artwork, this book tells the story of the little-known elite forces fielded by Italy's navy and air force in World War II, some of whose successors remain in service with today's Italian armed forces.

Armies of the Italian-Turkish War

Author : Gabriele Esposito
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472839404
Total Pages : 50 pages
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Book Synopsis Armies of the Italian-Turkish War by : Gabriele Esposito

Download or read book Armies of the Italian-Turkish War written by Gabriele Esposito and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-09-17 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the early 1900s, the decaying Ottoman Turkish Empire had lost some of its Balkan territories, but still nominally ruled all of North Africa between British Egypt in the east and French Algeria in the west. Libya had fertile coastal territory, and was the last North African (almost, the last African) region not yet conquered by a European colonialist power. Italy was a young country, ambitious for colonies, but had been defeated in Ethiopia in the 1890s. The Italian government of Giovanni Giolitti was keen to overwrite the memory of that failure, and to gain a strategic grip over the central Mediterranean by seizing Libya, just across the narrows from Sicily. The Italian expeditionary force that landed in October 1911 easily defeated the Ottoman division based in the coastal cities, incurring few losses. However, the Libyan inland tribes reacted furiously to the Italian conquest, and their insurgency cost the Italians thousands of casualties, locking them into the coastal enclaves during a winter stalemate which diminished Italian public enthusiasm for the war. To retrieve Italian prestige the government launched a naval campaign in the Dardanelles and the Dodecanese – the last Turkish held archipelago in the Aegean – in April–May 1912, and landed troops to capture Rhodes. The army finally pushed inland in Libya in July– October (using systematic air reconnaissance, for the first time), and after brutal fighting the war ended in a treaty that brought Italy all it wanted, although though the Libyan tribes would not finally be quelled until after World War I. Containing accurate full-colour artwork and unrivalled detail, Armies of the Italian-Turkish War offers a vivid insight into the troops involved in this pivotal campaign, including the tribal insurgents and the navies of both sides.

Roman Army Units in the Western Provinces (1)

Author : Raffaele D’Amato
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472815386
Total Pages : 52 pages
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Download or read book Roman Army Units in the Western Provinces (1) written by Raffaele D’Amato and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-06-16 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At its height the Roman Empire stretched across Europe, North Africa and the Middle East, maintained by an army of modest size but great diversity. In popular culture these soldiers are often portrayed in a generic fashion, but continuing research indicates significant variations in Roman armour and equipment not only between different legions and the provincially-raised auxiliary cohorts that made up half of the army, but also between different regions within the empire. With reference to the latest archaeological and documentary evidence Dr D'Amato investigates how Roman Army units in the Western provinces were equipped, exploring the local influences and traditions that caused the variations in attire.

The New Zealand Expeditionary Force in World War I

Author : Wayne Stack
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781849085397
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (853 download)

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Download or read book The New Zealand Expeditionary Force in World War I written by Wayne Stack and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 2011-10-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although comparatively small in number, the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in World War I (1914-1918) earned an elite reputation on the Western Front, and the New Zealanders' war effort was a defining moment in their national history and sense of identity. The statistics are astonishing: of the total population of New Zealand of 1 million, no fewer than 100,000 men enlisted - that is one in every five men in the country, and of those, 18,000 men were killed and 58,000 wounded. In other words, 15 per cent of the male population of New Zealand became casualties. The NZEF was first committed at Gallipoli in 1915, NZ cavalry regiments helped defend Egypt and fought in Palestine with Allenby's famous Desert Mounted Corps; on the Western Front the Kiwis were called the 'Silent Division' for their fieldcraft and their uncomplaining professionalism. This book is both a tribute and a history of the crucial contribution made by a small nation.

Historical Companion to Postcolonial Literatures - Continental Europe and its Empires

Author : Prem Poddar
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
ISBN 13 : 0748650970
Total Pages : 688 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (486 download)

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Download or read book Historical Companion to Postcolonial Literatures - Continental Europe and its Empires written by Prem Poddar and published by Edinburgh University Press. This book was released on 2011-09-21 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first reference work to provide an integrated and authoritative body of information about the political, cultural and economic contexts of postcolonial literatures that have their provenance in the major European Empires of Belgium, Denmark, France, G

Murat's Army

Author : Digby Smith
Publisher : From Reason to Revolution
ISBN 13 : 9781912390090
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Murat's Army written by Digby Smith and published by From Reason to Revolution. This book was released on 2018-02 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although its crown was initially given to Joseph Bonaparte, the brief history of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Naples will be forever best associated with the reign of King Joachim Murat, Napoleons famous and flamboyant cavalry commander, from 1808 to 1815. Known more for the splendor of its uniforms than the achievements of its troops, Naples under Murat nevertheless became a major, if short-lived, player on the Italian Peninsula. This book is based around a series of 99 plates from the work of the military illustrator Henri Boisselier covering the army and navy of the Kingdom of Naples, reproduced with the kind permission of the Anne S.K. Brown Collection. Each plate is accompanied by a commentary on the figure, comparing Boisselier's depiction with the actual state of the army at the date of their portrayal. The accompanying text details the strength of each corps of the army (royal guard, infantry, cavalry, artillery, engineers, command and staff officers, and civilian paramilitary organizations) including the dates of raising of each regiment, their uniform details, badges of rank, inter-company distinctions, flags and standards. The battle history of the units is also recounted, and supported by maps and orders of battle. These details are supported and contextualised by a brief history of the kingdom.

Yugoslav Armies 1941–45

Author : Nigel Thomas
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472842049
Total Pages : 51 pages
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Download or read book Yugoslav Armies 1941–45 written by Nigel Thomas and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-01-20 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In March 1941, an anti-German coup in the Kingdom of Yugoslavia prompted Hitler to order an invasion using allied Italian, Hungarian, Bulgarian and Romanian forces. Operation Marita was an invasion of Yugoslavia and simultaneously Greece. At the same time, the constituent region of Croatia broke away from Yugoslavia and joined the Axis powers. Royal Yugoslav armed forces, despite advancing against the Italians in Albania were forced to surrender after 11 days' fighting and some 1,000 soldiers, airmen and sailors escaped to British-occupied Egypt to form Free Yugoslav units. From there, guerrilla resistance to the Axis occupiers broke out and continued with increasing strength until the end of the war under Mihailovic's royalist 'Chetniks' and Tito's Communist 'Partisans' (both supported by Britain). However, hostilities between the two movements eventually led to the Chetniks entering into local agreements with Italian occupation forces and Britain switching its support entirely to the Partisans. The advance of the Red Army increased Partisan strength and, during 1944–45, they created what could be described as a lightly equipped conventional army. Using meticulously-drawn illustrations of different insignia, uniforms and equipment from each faction to bring the conflict alive, this volume describes, in detail, both the political and military implications of the war and how it was fought, setting the scene for the subsequent rise of Tito to power within Yugoslavia.

The Colonial Legacy in Somalia

Author : Paolo Tripodi
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0333982908
Total Pages : 219 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (339 download)

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Download or read book The Colonial Legacy in Somalia written by Paolo Tripodi and published by Springer. This book was released on 1999-08-02 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Colonial Legacy in Somalia is an investigation into the relationship between Rome and Mogadishu, from the period of colonial administration to the recent dramatic events of Operation Restore Hope. It defines the first Italian incursions in the Horn of Africa, the history of the expansionist plans of an imperial late comer, such as Italy, and explores the decade of the Trusteeship Administration from 1950-1960 when Italy tried to introduce a new state system in Mogadishu: It analyzes the events of the 1970s and 1980s when Siad Barre's regime, in spite of his repressive and violent attitude, enjoyed strong support from the former colonial power. The book demonstrates a love-hate relationship between Rome and Mogadishu in the colonial and postcolonial period and examines the consequences of this interaction.

Soviet State Security Services 1917–46

Author : Douglas A. Drabik
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472844092
Total Pages : 65 pages
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Download or read book Soviet State Security Services 1917–46 written by Douglas A. Drabik and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-02-17 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bolsheviks' seizure of power in Russia in late 1917 was swiftly followed by the establishment of the Cheka, the secret police of the new Soviet state. The Cheka was central to the Bolsheviks' elimination of political dissent during the Russian Civil War (1917–22). In 1922 the Soviet state-security organs became the GPU and then the OGPU (1923–34) before coalescing into the NKVD. After it played a central role in the Great Terror (1936–38), which saw the widespread repression of many different groups and the imprisonment and execution of prominent figures, the NKVD had its heyday during the Great Patriotic War (1941–45). During the conflict the organization deployed full military divisions, frontier troop units and internal security forces and ran the hated GULAG forced-labour camp system. By 1946, the power of the NKVD was so great that even Stalin saw it as a threat and it was broken up into multiple organizations, notably the MVD and the MGB – the forerunners of the KGB. In this book, the history and organization of these feared organizations are assessed, accompanied by photographs and colour artwork depicting their evolving appearance.

Armies of the War of the Grand Alliance 1688–97

Author : Gabriele Esposito
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 147284436X
Total Pages : 50 pages
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Download or read book Armies of the War of the Grand Alliance 1688–97 written by Gabriele Esposito and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2021-10-28 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title explores and illustrates the armies of France, and six countries allied against Louis XIV, in a wide-ranging Continental conflict that ushered in more than a century of European warfare. Formed in 1689, the 'Grand Alliance' or League of Augsburg was a military coalition of the Holy Roman Empire, the Dutch Republic, Britain, Spain and the Duchy of Savoy, to resist Louis XIV's rich, powerful and expansionist France. The first stage of the nine year conflict that followed also coincided with the so-called 'Glorious Revolution' in Britain (1688–91), when the throne passed to the Dutch Protestant leader, William of Orange, the head of a multi-national Dutch, Danish and English army, which finally expelled James II's Jacobite and French forces from Ireland. The long war on the continent was notable for the first widespread use of regimental uniforms and flintlock muskets with bayonets, plus the sophisticated use of siege warfare under the great French engineer, Vauban. The final Treaties of Ryswyck (1697) brought the war to an end and marked Louis XIV's political zenith, and also the ascendancy of both the Dutch and British as first-rate global powers. This fully illustrated title explores the armies which fought the War of the Grand Alliance, examining their strength, organization, uniforms and weapons, and explaining their campaigns and major battles.

Spearhead of Logistics

Author : Benjamin King
Publisher : Government Printing Office
ISBN 13 : 9780160931192
Total Pages : 584 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (311 download)

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Download or read book Spearhead of Logistics written by Benjamin King and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2016-02-25 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spearhead of Logistics is a narrative branch history of the U.S. Army's Transportation Corps, first published in 1994 for transportation personnel and reprinted in 2001 for the larger Army community. The Quartermaster Department coordinated transportation support for the Army until World War I revealed the need for a dedicated corps of specialists. The newly established Transportation Corps, however, lasted for only a few years. Its significant utility for coordinating military transportation became again transparent during World War II, and it was resurrected in mid-1942 to meet the unparalleled logistical demands of fighting in distant theaters. Finally becoming a permanent branch in 1950, the Transportation Corps continued to demonstrate its capability of rapidly supporting U.S. Army operations in global theaters over the next fifty years. With useful lessons of high-quality support that validate the necessity of adequate transportation in a viable national defense posture, it is an important resource for those now involved in military transportation and movement for ongoing expeditionary operations. This text should be useful to both officers and noncommissioned officers who can take examples from the past and apply the successful principles to future operations, thus ensuring a continuing legacy of Transportation excellence within Army operations. Additionally, military science students and military historians may be interested in this volume.

The Spanish Army in North America 1700–1793

Author : René Chartrand
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1849085986
Total Pages : 49 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (49 download)

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Download or read book The Spanish Army in North America 1700–1793 written by René Chartrand and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2011-11-20 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long before England established a serious presence in the New World, Spain had already established an overseas Empire. In North America, this included vast tracts of territory including most of what today comprises the states of Florida, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, Alabama, Illinois and California. In later years, as the British and the French came to expand their claims, they often came into conflict with the Spanish. The Spanish also played a significant part during the American Revolution, fighting against the British and drawing off forces needed to fight the Americans. This book covers all of the North American Spanish forces that fought in the campaigns of the 18th century.

THE CONSPIRACY AGAINST AFRICA

Author : Charles Akujieze
Publisher : Notion Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (913 download)

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Download or read book THE CONSPIRACY AGAINST AFRICA written by Charles Akujieze and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2023-09-23 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Conspiracy Against Africa, unveils a resonating truth that echoes across borders. With insightful precision, the book navigates the intricate reasons behind Africa's ongoing economic challenges and subjugation. Tracing the pages of history, the narrative illuminates the complex interplay between the West and Africa. Here, Africa's path to prosperity is shackled by the West's unquenchable appetite for its resources. This chokehold on Africa's raw materials keeps the global equilibrium, but at what expense? Unraveling layers of inefficiency, ethical cracks, and integrity gaps, the book dissects Africa's relationship with the Western world. It exposes vested interests that hold back progress with unyielding tenacity. Yet, within this stark analysis, a call to arms resounds—a rallying cry brimming with urgency and optimism, inviting every African to reclaim their essence and dreams. This stands as a pivotal turning point, urging Africans to cast aside shadows that bind them, seizing the reins of fate, and forging a destiny that defies exploitation. "The Conspiracy Against Africa" is more than a book; it's an awakening—an assertion of empowerment amidst suppression. It lays bare truths long obscured, inviting you on this narrative journey to reclaim Africa's story and usher in an era of empowerment, justice, and self-determination.