Alpini: Italian Mountain Troops: 1872 to the Present

by Enrico Finazzer

This is a comprehensive history of Italian mountain troops (the Alpine infantry "Alpini" and the mountain artillery "Artiglieria da Montagna") from the 1870s to the present. The Alpini suffered a crushing defeat to the Ethiopian army at Adwa in 1896. During WWI, the Italian mountain troops fought against Austrian Gebirgsj ger high in the Alps. This fighting, known as the war of snow and ice, involved some of the most demanding mountaineering and high-elevation...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764366548
• ISBN13: 9780764366543
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 3.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.3" x 12.3"