Italian Armoured & Reconnaissance Cars 1911-45

by Pier Paolo Battistelli and Filippo Cappellano

The first Italian armored cars were used in the war in Libya in 1911-12 against the Ottoman Empire. With few tanks being developed during World War I, the Italians relied instead on the development of more mobile armored cars like the Ansaldo Lancia 1 Z. After the war, the army focused on the Alpine battlegrounds of Italy's northern borders, and did not consider armored cars suitable for reconnaissance duties.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1472824334
• ISBN13: 9781472824332
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 7.2" x 9.7"