Unavailable
Unavailable
Unavailable
Ebook102 pages55 minutes
Italian Battleships of World War II
By Mark Stille and Paul Wright
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
4.5/5
()
Currently unavailable
Currently unavailable
About this ebook
Italy's navy, the Regia Marina was the fourth-largest naval force in the world at the outbreak of World War II, and yet is often overlooked and largely discounted as ineffective. In general the fleet was made up of obsolete vessels, lacked radar functionality, and had a reputation for indiscipline and poorly trained crews. The complex and bureaucratic command system imposed on the fleet further hampered its effectiveness. In this book, Mark Stille details why the Italian battleships were able to maintain a solid reputation, examining their impressive designs and the courage and determination of the fleet at Calabria, Sirte, Cape Spartiveto and Cape Matapan, all illustrated with stunning photographs from the Italian Navy's own archives.
Unavailable
Author
Mark Stille
Mark Stille is the author of numerous Osprey titles focusing on naval history in the Pacific. He recently concluded a nearly 40-year career in the intelligence community, including tours on the faculty of the Naval War College, on the Joint Staff and on US Navy ships. He received his BA in History from the University of Maryland and also holds an MA from the Naval War College.
Read more from Mark Stille
Pacific Carrier War: Carrier Combat from Pearl Harbor to Okinawa Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Imperial Japanese Navy in the Pacific War Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Pacific War: From Pearl Harbor to Okinawa Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe United States Navy in World War II: From Pearl Harbor to Okinawa Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to Italian Battleships of World War II
Titles in the series (4)
Union River Ironclad 1861–65 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5US Submarines 1900–35 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Kurdish Armour Against ISIS: YPG/SDF tanks, technicals and AFVs in the Syrian Civil War, 2014–19 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTanks at the Iron Curtain 1946–60: Early Cold War armor in Central Europe Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related ebooks
Heavy Cruisers of the Admiral Hipper Class: Warships of the Kriegsmarine Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5French Destroyers: Torpilleurs d'Escadre & Contre-Torpilleurs, 1922–1956 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mussolini's Navy: A Reference Guide to the Regia Marina, 1930–1945 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Warship 2020 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFrench Battleships, 1922–1956 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5French Cruisers, 1922–1956 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Warships of the Great War Era: A History in Ship Models Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Neglected Skies: The Demise of British Naval Power in the Far East, 1922–42 Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Nelson to Vanguard: Warship Design and Development, 1923–1945 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Warship 2019 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsWarship 2018 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsJapanese Heavy Cruisers: Myoko and Takao Classes Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDreadnoughts: An Illustrated History Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsAtlantic Escorts: Ships, Weapons & Tactics in World War II Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5The Littorio Class: Italy's Last and Largest Battleships 1937-1948 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5French Armoured Cruisers, 1887–1932 Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Warship 2016 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Treaty Cruisers: The First International Warship Building Competition Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5British Battleships 1919-1945 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Centurion: Armoured Hero of Post-War Tank Battles Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Assault Landing Craft: Design, Construction & Operators Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Forgotten War: The British Empire and Commonwealth’s Epic Struggle Against Imperial Japan, 1941–1945 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsBritish Town Class Cruisers: Design, Development & Performance: Southampton & Belfast Classes Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Japanese Battleships: Fuso & Ise Classes Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Clash of Fleets: Naval Battles of the Great War, 1914–18 Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Last British Battleship: HMS Vanguard, 1946–1960 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Royal Navy and the War at Sea, 1914–1919 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe E-Boat Threat Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5British Submarines in Two World Wars Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5British Battle Tanks: Post-war Tanks 1946–2016 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Reviews for Italian Battleships of World War II
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
4.5/5
2 ratings1 review
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5While I'm not sure that the small format of the Osprey series is all that appropriate for covering large warships, there is no denying that the author does a competent job of covering the operational and technical constraints that shaped these vessels.