IN OCTOBER 1940 AN ITALIAN ARMY SOME 200,000 STRONG INVADED GREECE
ACROSS ITS LARGELY UNDEFENDED BORDER WITH ALBANIA.
Although supported by Great Britain, at first by sea and in the air
and later by landing British and ANZAC troops from North Africa,
Greece bore the main brunt of the six-month war. Outclassed in
_materiel_ and outnumbered, LtGen Papagos's Greek army was so
successful against the Italians in north-west Greece that, by 22
November 1940, it was advancing into Italian-held Albania. This would
eventually force Hitler to send in German reinforcements to support
his beleaguered Italian allies, delaying his invasion of the Soviet
Union.
Complete with contemporary photographs and full-colour uniform plates,
this fascinating study explores the history, organization, and
appearance of the armies of this oft forgotten conflict.
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ISBN
9781472819192
Publisert
2020
Utgave
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Utgiver
Bloomsbury UK
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
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Digital bok
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