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Courage Alone: The Italian Air Force 1940-1943 [Hardcover]

Chris Dunning (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Hikoki Publications; Rev Upd edition (30 Sep 2009)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1902109090
  • ISBN-13: 978-1902109091
  • Product Dimensions: 30 x 21.6 x 3.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 177,773 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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As most of you know, WWII in Europe and the Mediterranean wasn't only against Germany. From June of 1940, Italy was in the mix as well, mostly concentrating on the Mediterranean theater of operations. Like Germany, Italy had been building up its military forces, including its air force and while it was impressive on paper, the truth is that it wasn't up to the standards required for a modern military campaign. There were several reasons for this, the biggest being that Italy did not have the industrial capability needed to sustain a prolonged war. There were other considerations as well such as a reluctance to concentrate of just a few designs and a rather lethargic production pace.

In this new book by author Chris Dunning, we get a chance to look at the complete operational history of the Italian Air Force. This is done by looking at each of the air units and the aircraft they flew. The book opens with a look at the command structure of the Regia Aeronautica and its build up prior to entering the war on 10 June 1940. This includes several maps showing the more important bases.

Then we get into the heart of the book and that is a section on unit histories. This is divided into two sections with the Gruppi taking up the majority of space followed by histories of independent squadriglie. Each one of the unit sections covers the various bases in which they were stationed, as well as the aircraft flown and what their duties were once they arrived. Most of these unit history sections is accompanied by photographs of the planes they flew, color profiles or both.

Once past the unit histories, we get orders of battle for several different locales, a section on the carrier Aquila, anti-shipping operations, fighter aces, aircraft types, markings, camouflage and a lot more. In fact, this revised and updated edition is probably the most comprehensive book on the subject yet written. It makes this an outstanding reference for both the historian and for the modeler. It is a book that I thoroughly enjoyed reading and browsing through and I'm sure that you will agree. Highly recommended. --www.modelingmadness.com, www.modellingmadness.com, November 2009

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The only option, 22 Jan 2010
This review is from: Courage Alone: The Italian Air Force 1940-1943 (Hardcover)
I was the only person that ever bothered to take this (in its first edition) book out from our little local library. I was always terrified that someome might steal it, after all, copies were changing hands for silly money. With this reprint all that should be behind us, so if you want a factual acount of the squadrons of the Italian Air Force then this is the book for you. There is no other. It's not a great read - pretty dry really - but a scholarly work. Highly reccomended to anyone who has more than a passing interest in the subject.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars The publisher's review above is completely accurate!, 21 Dec 2009
By Mr. D. Greenwood "Dave G." (BRIDPORT, Dorset.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Courage Alone: The Italian Air Force 1940-1943 (Hardcover)
As a modeller I was initially miffed that there were no plan views to match the excellent colour profiles - until I realised how simple the camoflage patterns were.
As for international colour references, these are unneccessary. Italian paint of the period was variable and pigments faded in the sun so - in short - it would be hard to finish a model incorrectly!
This is the only reference of the actions of the "other" Royal Air Force in one volume in English. It is excellent and at Amazon's price, a steal!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Courage Alone, 15 Jan 2010
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This review is from: Courage Alone: The Italian Air Force 1940-1943 (Hardcover)
Indispensable reference book for any enthusiast of the Regia Aeronautica. Organisation, Units, Histoty, etc. are competently covered.
Lots of drawings and colour or black and white pictures,,some not seen before.
Highly recommended.
Claire Davanzo
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