Armies of the Greek-Italian War 1940-41

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Title : Armies of the Greek-Italian War 1940-41
Publisher : Osprey
Product Line : Men-at-Arms – World War II – Assorted

Category : Historical Books
Genre : Book – Reference – Military Book – Reference – Historical
Author : Phoebus Athanassiou
Publish Year : 2017
Pages : 48
Dimensions : 7.25×9.75x.15″
NKG Part # : 2147678263
MFG. Part # : OSPMAA514
Type : Softcover
Series : MAA514 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-color uniform plates, this fascinating study explores the history, organization, and appearance of the armies of this oft forgotten conflict.