Pier Paolo Battistelli earned his PhD in Military History at the University of Padua. A scholar of German and Italian politics and strategy throughout World War II, he is active in Italy and abroad writing titles and essays on military history subjects. A contributor to the Italian Army Historical Office, he is currently revising his PhD thesis for publication: The War of the Axis: German and Italian Military Partnership in World War Two, 1939-1943.
42 كتب إلكترونية بواسطة Battistelli Pier Paolo Battistelli
Pier Paolo Battistelli: Rommel’s Afrika Korps
In 1940 a British offensive in the Western Desert provoked a major Italian military disaster.By early February 1941 the whole of Cyrenaica had been lost, and German help became necessary to avoid the …
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Pier Paolo Battistelli: Panzer Divisions 1944 45
Completing Osprey’s mini-series on the German Panzer division, a detailed look at their organizational structure from the collapse of the Eastern front until the fall of Berlin.This volume provides a …
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Pier Paolo Battistelli: Rommel’s Afrika Korps
In 1940 a British offensive in the Western Desert provoked a major Italian military disaster.By early February 1941 the whole of Cyrenaica had been lost, and German help became necessary to avoid the …
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€17.41
Pier Paolo Battistelli: Panzer Divisions
At the outbreak of World War II in September 1939, Germany’s armoured forces – the Panzerwaffe – were still in their infancy.The restrictions imposed by the Treaty of Versailles meant that German tan …
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Pier Paolo Battistelli: Afrikakorps Soldier 1941 43
This book explores the experiences of the German Afrikakorps soldier during the North Africa campaign, from the Korps’ arrival in theatre in February 1941 to its eventual surrender in Tunisia in May …
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Pier Paolo Battistelli: Heinz Guderian
This book gives a focused, military biography of Heinz Guderian, perhaps the most highly respected tank commander of World War II. Guderian was a typical product of the Prussian military elite; the s …
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Pier Paolo Battistelli & Piero Crociani: Italian Blackshirt 1935 45
This book documents the experiences of the Italian armed Fascist militia, the Camicie Nere (Blackshirts), from the Italian Ethiopian war of 1935 36, through the Spanish Civil War to the end of World …
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Pier Paolo Battistelli & Piero Crociani: World War II Partisan Warfare in Italy
When Italy surrendered in 1943, it sparked a resistance movement of anti-German, anti-fascist partisans. This book explores the tactics, organizational structure and equipment of the brave Italian re …
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€15.24
Pier Paolo Battistelli & Piero Crociani: Italian Blackshirt 1935 45
This book documents the experiences of the Italian armed Fascist militia, the Camicie Nere (Blackshirts), from the Italian Ethiopian war of 1935 36, through the Spanish Civil War to the end of World …
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€15.38
Filippo Cappellano & Pier Paolo Battistelli: Italian Armoured & Reconnaissance Cars 1911 45
The first Italian armoured cars were used in the war in Libya in 1911-12 against the Ottoman Empire. With few tanks being developed, the Italians relied instead on the development of more mobile armo …
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€12.33
Pier Paolo Battistelli & Piero Crociani: Italian Navy & Air Force Elite Units & Special Forces 1940 45
This volume assesses the formidable Special Forces fielded by Italy’s navy and air force in World War II. Italian Navy Special Forces were particularly active and respected in the Mediterranean, wher …
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Pier Paolo Battistelli & Piero Crociani: Italian soldier in North Africa 1941 43
Despite the attention paid to the Afrikakorps over the years, it was the numerically far superior forces of the Italian Army that held the line and formed the bulk of the fighting power available to …
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Pier Paolo Battistelli & Piero Crociani: Italian soldier in North Africa 1941 43
Despite the attention paid to the Afrikakorps over the years, it was the numerically far superior forces of the Italian Army that held the line and formed the bulk of the fighting power available to …
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€15.37
Pier Paolo Battistelli: Panzer Divisions
On 22 June 1941 Germany attacked the Soviet Union and her Panzer divisions were to play a major role in this titanic struggle.Although overwhelmed by Soviet numbers, the superior skill and capability …
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Pier Paolo Battistelli: Panzer Divisions 1944 45
Completing Osprey’s mini-series on the German Panzer division, a detailed look at their organizational structure from the collapse of the Eastern front until the fall of Berlin.This volume provides a …
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€17.41
Pier Paolo Battistelli: Erwin Rommel
Nicknamed ‘The Desert Fox’ for his cunning command of the Afrika Korps, Erwin Rommel remains one of the most popular and studied of Germany’s World War II commanders. He got his first taste of combat …
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Pier Paolo Battistelli: Afrikakorps Soldier 1941 43
This book explores the experiences of the German Afrikakorps soldier during the North Africa campaign, from the Korps’ arrival in theatre in February 1941 to its eventual surrender in Tunisia in May …
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€15.42
Pier Paolo Battistelli: Heinz Guderian
This book gives a focused, military biography of Heinz Guderian, perhaps the most highly respected tank commander of World War II. Guderian was a typical product of the Prussian military elite; the s …
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€15.20
Pier Paolo Battistelli: Italian Army Elite Units & Special Forces 1940 43
Italian military historian Pier Paolo Battistelli examines the elite and specialforces units of the Italian Army during World War II. This includes a vast array of troop types, including paratroopers …
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Pier Paolo Battistelli: Albert Kesselring
Although he is mostly remembered for his part in the campaign in Italy from 1943 to 1945, Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring was also chief of staff of the Luftwaffe in 1936 37, playing a crucial …
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Filippo Cappellano & Pier Paolo Battistelli: Italian Medium Tanks
Several factors delayed and greatly hampered the development of an Italian medium tank during World War II. The first was the strategic stance of the country, focussed on a war against neighbouring c …
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Filippo Cappellano & Pier Paolo Battistelli: Italian Light Tanks
The Italian army, unlike those of the British and French, did not use tanks in combat during World War I and, by November 1918, only one training unit equipped with French Schneider and Renault tanks …
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€13.34
Pier Paolo Battistelli & Piero Crociani: Italian Navy & Air Force Elite Units & Special Forces 1940 45
This volume assesses the formidable Special Forces fielded by Italy’s navy and air force in World War II. Italian Navy Special Forces were particularly active and respected in the Mediterranean, wher …
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€15.38
Pier Paolo Battistelli: Panzer Divisions
On 22 June 1941 Germany attacked the Soviet Union and her Panzer divisions were to play a major role in this titanic struggle.Although overwhelmed by Soviet numbers, the superior skill and capability …
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€17.41
Pier Paolo Battistelli & Piero Crociani: World War II Partisan Warfare in Italy
When Italy surrendered in 1943, it sparked a resistance movement of anti-German, anti-fascist partisans. This book explores the tactics, organizational structure and equipment of the brave Italian re …
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€15.49
Filippo Cappellano & Pier Paolo Battistelli: Italian Light Tanks
The Italian army, unlike those of the British and French, did not use tanks in combat during World War I and, by November 1918, only one training unit equipped with French Schneider and Renault tanks …
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€13.40
Pier Paolo Battistelli: Erwin Rommel
Nicknamed ‘The Desert Fox’ for his cunning command of the Afrika Korps, Erwin Rommel remains one of the most popular and studied of Germany’s World War II commanders. He got his first taste of combat …
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€15.40
Pier Paolo Battistelli: Albert Kesselring
Although he is mostly remembered for his part in the campaign in Italy from 1943 to 1945, Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring was also chief of staff of the Luftwaffe in 1936 37, playing a crucial …
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€15.37
Pier Paolo Battistelli: Italian Army Elite Units & Special Forces 1940 43
Italian military historian Pier Paolo Battistelli examines the elite and specialforces units of the Italian Army during World War II. This includes a vast array of troop types, including paratroopers …
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€15.45
Filippo Cappellano & Pier Paolo Battistelli: Italian Armoured & Reconnaissance Cars 1911 45
The first Italian armoured cars were used in the war in Libya in 1911-12 against the Ottoman Empire. With few tanks being developed, the Italians relied instead on the development of more mobile armo …
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€12.34
Pier Paolo Battistelli: Panzer Divisions
At the outbreak of World War II in September 1939, Germany’s armoured forces – the Panzerwaffe – were still in their infancy.The restrictions imposed by the Treaty of Versailles meant that German tan …
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€17.41
Filippo Cappellano & Pier Paolo Battistelli: Italian Medium Tanks
Several factors delayed and greatly hampered the development of an Italian medium tank during World War II. The first was the strategic stance of the country, focussed on a war against neighbouring c …
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€13.38
Pier Paolo Battistelli: Balkans 1940 41 (1)
The first of two volumes on the Axis campaigns in the Balkans, exploring Mussolini’s fateful decision to move against Greece in October 1940, when the Greek President Metaxas rejected the Italian ult …
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Pier Paolo Battistelli: Balkans 1940 41 (1)
The first of two volumes on the Axis campaigns in the Balkans, exploring Mussolini’s fateful decision to move against Greece in October 1940, when the Greek President Metaxas rejected the Italian ult …
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€16.52
Pier Paolo Battistelli: Balkans 1940 41 (2)
This concise yet detailed overview gives a balanced account of this key Blitzkrieg campaign in the Balkans during the opening years of World War II.The Wehrmacht’s last Blitzkrieg campaign was indeed …
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Pier Paolo Battistelli: Balkans 1940 41 (2)
This concise yet detailed overview gives a balanced account of this key Blitzkrieg campaign in the Balkans during the opening years of World War II.The Wehrmacht’s last Blitzkrieg campaign was indeed …
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€16.41
Pier Paolo Battistelli: Assault on the Gothic Line 1944
Enjoy a detailed examination of Operation Olive as US, British, Commonwealth and Allied forces seek to smash through the last German defensive line in Italy.The Italian theatre of operations post-sum …
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Pier Paolo Battistelli: Assault on the Gothic Line 1944
Enjoy a detailed examination of Operation Olive as US, British, Commonwealth and Allied forces seek to smash through the last German defensive line in Italy.The Italian theatre of operations post-sum …
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€17.42
Pier Paolo Battistelli: Winter Campaign in Italy 1943
A gripping tale of three crucial battles fought at the end of 1943 as Allied forces approached the Gustav Line in Italy.After repulsing the German counter-attack at Salerno in September 1943, the US …
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Pier Paolo Battistelli: Winter Campaign in Italy 1943
A gripping tale of three crucial battles fought at the end of 1943 as Allied forces approached the Gustav Line in Italy.After repulsing the German counter-attack at Salerno in September 1943, the US …
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€17.45
Sangster Andrew Sangster & Battistelli Pier Paolo Battistelli: Hitler’s New Command Structure and the Road to Defeat
As the war progressed Hitler did not need obedient bureaucrats like Keitel, failures like Paulus and was paranoid about having military leaders who were loyal. The three field marshals in this book w …
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€19.29
Sangster Andrew Sangster & Battistelli Pier Paolo Battistelli: Hitler’s New Command Structure and the Road to Defeat
As the war progressed Hitler did not need obedient bureaucrats like Keitel, failures like Paulus and was paranoid about having military leaders who were loyal. The three field marshals in this book w …
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€19.32
