This book covers all classes and types of small arms, from pistols to heavy machine guns, known to have been used by the Italian partisans during WWII. It provides a brief history of the origin and development of the partisan movement in Italy following the 8 September 1943 armistice between Italy and the Allies and subsequent occupation of the northern portion of the country by Germany. There are many relevant examples of correspondence between partisan units relating to acquisition, distribution, use, maintenance, and problems encountered with the various types of small arms available. The majority of the pages of this book are dedicated to a complete, thorough, and extensive coverage of each individual type of weapon known to have been used by the partisans, including specifications, supported by current as well as vintage photographs showing the weapons in use by the partisans.
However, the main focus of the presentation is on the weapons used by the partisans, each with illustrations of the weapons, technical specifications, explanations and contemporary photos showing the weapons in use by the partisans.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Usai, G./Riccio, R.
Title
Italian Partisan Weapons in WWII
Details
English text, 374 bw- and colour photographs, large format. 320 pages.
State
new
Schiffer Publishing Ltd. 77 Lower Valley Road PA 19310 Atglen, Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
