The Italian Folgore Parachute Division: Operations in North Africa 1940-43

by Paolo Morisi

Book Overview

The North African campaign was one of the hardest fought episodes of the Second World War, yet the vital part played by the Italian Army - and in particular, its Folgore Parachute Division on behalf of the Axis Alliance - is frequently overlooked. Initially created to emulate the German Fallschirmj ger in order to carry out the planned airborne attack against the British base of Malta, Folgore Airborne Division fought on the battlefields of North...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1911096249
• ISBN13: 9781911096245
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Helion & Company
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.6" x 9.7"