Table of Contents

The Italian Army and the 1943 Armistice · Regular Army of the Italian Socialist Republic · Black Brigades · Autonomous units · Partisans · Italian Co-Belligerent Forces · Commentary on colour artwork

About the Author

Philip S. Jowett was born in Leeds in 1961, and has been interested in military history for as long as he can remember. Before beginning his Osprey series on the Italian Army of World War II he was the author of the much praised Men-at-Arms 306: Chinese Civil War Armies 1911-49. A rugby league enthusiast and amateur genealogist, he is married and lives in Leeds. Stephen Andrew was born in 1961 in Glasgow where he still lives and works. In the last few years he has established himself as a highly respected illustrator of military subjects. An entirely self-taught artist, he worked as a junior in advertising and design agencies before becoming a freelance illustrator in 1993. Military history is his passion, and since 1997 he has illustrated Osprey titles including MAA 306: Chinese Civil War Armies 1911-1949, and the five-volume sequence on the World War II German Army.