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Bersaglieri - The Devil's Griffins-A Visual History of Italy's Elite Plumed Warriors (Paperback)
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Bersaglieri - The Devil's Griffins-A Visual History of Italy's Elite Plumed Warriors (Paperback)
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Military historians have often regarded the roll of the Italian
military as somewhat "bi-polar." During the First World War, Italy
sided with the Allies including Britain, France, Russia and the
U.S. against Germany and the Central Powers. During the Second
World War it signed on as a member of the Tri-Partite powers
joining Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan. The legacy of the latter
often presents a less than positive appraisal of the Italian
soldier's performance... one espoused both by its enemies and
allies. However a positive consensus appears when focusing on the
Bersaglieri... translating as "sharp shooter"... and acting as
shock troops often leading both assaults and defences. As "The Tip
of the Spear" they would thus pay the price during the Italian Wars
of Unification, the early colonial forays into Africa, WWI, the
Ethiopian War and lastly WWII with much Bersaglieri blood soaked up
by European soil as well as the burning sands of Africa and frozen
in the vastness of Russia. Over 300 images including rare
unpublished photographs chronicle Italy's elite "Plumed Warriors."
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