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When Italy surrendered in 1943, it sparked a diverse resistance movement of anti-German, anti-fascist partisans who rose up against German occupation. This book explores the tactics, organizational structure and equipment of the brave Italian resistance fighters, who knew exactly what was at stake when operating against their German occupiers. Beginning with low-level sabotage and assassinations, the groups grew until spring 1944 when they numbered around 100,000, and as the Allies advanced to the Gothic line, a remarkable, unified partisan command structure was created. The partisans began to work in close co-ordination with the Allies, receiving British SOE and American OSS liaison teams as well as supplies of weapons. The German response was eye-watering in its ferocity and brutality, as the SS and Italian RSI looked to eradicate the partisans once and for all when the Allied advance stalled in Autumn 1944. But when the Allies made their final breakthrough in the last weeks of the war the partisans rose in force to pile the pressure on the retreating Wehrmacht.

From an expert on Italian military history in World War II, this work provides an exhaustively researched, sumptuously illustrated guide to the men and women who fought a desperate struggle against occupation, as well as the German and Italian fascist security forces unleashed against them.

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Full colour battlescenes

Beautifully illustrated battlescenes are included to bring the narrative of the conflict to life.

Photographs

Each volume features a wide range of photographs, which provide unparalleled detail on the uniforms, insignia and equipment used by the combatants.

Detailed uniform illustrations

Specially commissioned full colour illustrations are included alongside comprehensive captions to give a full breakdown of the attire and equipment used on the battlefield.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Osprey Publishing; First Edition (August 18, 2015)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 64 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1472808932
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1472808936
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.38 x 0.23 x 9.1 inches
Reviewer: HMS Warspite
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Battle behind the lines...
Review: The surrender of the Italian government in 1943 led to the immediate occupation of most of Italy by its erstwhile German allies. Many Italian soldiers fled to the hills rather than submit to German rule, creating the basis for large scale partisan warfare over the last two years of the war. "World War II Partisan Warfare in Italy" is an Osprey Elite Series book with a surprising amount of information about that fight.The book is authored by Pier Battistelli and Piero Crociani, two academics with background in the conflict; illustrations are by Peter Dennis. Although most Elite titles tend to focus on the uniforms and equipment of individual fighters, this book summarizes the fighting in its various phases, including the German struggle to recruit and maintain anti-partisan forces out of the Italian military, police, and fascist organizations. Allied support to the partisan movement is mentioned, but not in great detail. The scale of the fighting as described here is quite surprising, and there are many lessons learned for a more modern world in which irregular warfare is still a prominent feature. The text is nicely supported by a collection of period photographs, maps, diagrams, and modern illustrations. Highly recommended for its insightful introduction to a largely overlooked phase of the Second World War.

Reviewer: Raphael A. Riccio
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great coverage of a little-known aspect of WWII
Review: This book packs a tremendous amount of information in a short amount of space; The amount of information is at once a blessing and a bane; a blessing because it does in fact present as much as it does, but a bane because it reads almost like a telephone book. At times it seemed that there were more numbers or figures on a page than there were actual words. I could find no fault substantively (although I am not really well-versed in the subject), but did find that I had to read it in rather short segments to avoid a headache. The maps keyed to the text are a nice feature.

Reviewer: Clear Lake Man
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: WWII In Italy
Review: Help from friends and allies.

Reviewer: Scott Bailey
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: WW2 Partisan Warfare in Italy is one of the best book I have read on this campaign
Review: WW2 Partisan Warfare in Italy is one of the best book I have read on this campaign. Book tells the reader the about the campaign the origins. The fighting formation on both sides is described in great detail. The interesting portion for me in the book is the Italian forces that fought for the Germans after the rest of the army surrendered to the allies in 1943. Book has many pictures and color plates on the uniforms that were used and the many different types of weapons also. Great read and enjoyable

Reviewer: K.Schneider
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A wonderful book. Very detailed text with maps and photo ...
Review: A wonderful book. Very detailed text with maps and photo to add spice. I enjoy how much research the author put into this Osprey Book. I hope to see more from this author.

Reviewer: AlexT7801
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Book has good information but not written in a way that is ...
Review: Book has good information but not written in a way that is easy to digest. Some analysis would also be helpful.

Reviewer: Alfred H. Kahler
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Invaluable
Review: Good work on unknown subject.

Reviewer: ItsMe
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great information.
Review: Very well written and illustrated. Great information.

Reviewer: Frank Huebner
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: das Heft, obwohl 2015 erschienen, war für mich schon eine Enttäuschung. Es werden zwar die Entwicklung der Partisanentärigkeit nach dem Abfall Italiens aus dem Bündnis mit Deutschland, Einheiten und der Verlauf der größeren Operationen zur Partisanenjagd beschrieben, aber das Heft macht einen eher unrunden Eindruck.Die Einheiten der deutschen Seite, die vorrangig zur Partissanenjagd eingesetzt waren, werden unvollständig und oberflächlich angerissen. Die Partisanenverbände ebenso. Die Farbtafeln, sonst ein Kernstück der Ospreyhefte, sind eher schlecht, teils falsch dargestellt und erinnern eher an die älteren 80er Jahre Qualität. Die Karten mit den Aktionsäumen sind mit der Erklärung eher unübersichtlich.Für eine Grobüersciht okay, sonst würde ich das Heft eher nicht empfehlen.

Reviewer: Martinus
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Another excellent Osprey WWII book. Ideal for the newcomer to the subject. Informative, interesting and well illustrated with period photographs and colour plates.

Reviewer: Louis de Paris
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Cet Osprey de la série Elite (64 pages) rédigé par deux spécialistes italiens du sujet (Pier Paolo Battistelli and Piero Crociani) couvre les sujets suivants: Introduction, September 1943: the Italian surrender, and the German occupation, From Early Resistance To Partisan Warfare, Passive ‘resisters and active ‘partisans’, Regional distribution, Group organization, Political identities, Security & Anti-Partisan Forces, Local military commandants, SS and Police structure, Local recruitment in the Alpenvorland, Wider recruitment, RSI Guardia Nazionale Repubblicana – Carabinieri – Guardia Giovanile Legionaria, Police elements – Polizia Repubblicana, Centro Addestramento Reparti Speciale – Cacciatori degli Appennini, Initial German deployments, Partisan Warfare: First phase; September 1943 - spring 1944; Insurgency: Summer 1944; Crisis: Autumn-Winter 1944; Recovery: Spring 1945.Les forces et faiblesses des partisans et des forces sous commandement Allemand sont analysées, ainsi que le rôle du SOE Britannique dans l'appui aux partisans. Les équipements et systèmes de communication ainsi que certaines tactiques sont évoquées et des chiffres concernant les pertes sont fournis.L'iconographie compte une cinquantaine de photos correctement légendées et les classiques planches en couleurs, plutôt plus réussies que d'habitude d'ailleurs, signées Peter Dennis. Il semble que cet illustrateur soit plus à l'aise avec cette période qu'avec les sujets modernes. On trouve parmi les sujets présentés un Guardia, de la Polizia dell’Africa Italiana, un Schütze, de la Fallschirm Panzer Aufklarungs-Abteilung ‘Hermann Göring”, un officier de liaison Britannique du SOE avec sa Sten MkII (S) ou encore un partisan de la ‘Divisione Valsesia’. En tête du cahier central de planches en couleurs se trouve une carte des principales zones d'activité des partisans.En conclusion, un bon Osprey sur un sujet peu traité en Anglais ou en Français et qui représente une bonne introduction au sujet.

Reviewer: max sadler
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: LOADS OF INFO ON ALL ASPECTS

Reviewer: Alexej Pishenkov
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: For this price and in so little book I hink enought interesting infirmation ans mainly illustrations for people interesting in uniforms and reenactment, very interesting light on some unknown units