{"product_id":"italian-armoured-reconnaissance-cars-1911-45-9781472824332","title":"Italian Armoured \u0026 Reconnaissance Cars 1911-45","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first Italian armored cars were used in the war in Libya in 1911-12 against the Ottoman Empire. With few tanks being developed during World War I, the Italians relied instead on the development of more mobile armored cars like the Ansaldo Lancia 1 Z. After the war, the army focused on the Alpine battlegrounds of Italy's northern borders, and did not consider armored cars suitable for reconnaissance duties. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The experience of the Spanish Civil War would provide the much needed last push for the Italians to develop modern armored cars. The result were the famous AB 41-43 models, which fought against the British in North Africa and Marshall Tito's forces in Yugoslavia, along with other vehicles such as the AS 36 light armored car. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUsing detailed color plates and contemporary photographs, this book examines the development of the Italian armored car in the two world wars and the inter-war years from the deserts of North Africa to the slopes of the Alps.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Osprey Publishing (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/24\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472824332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.70h x 7.20w x 0.10d","brand":"Filippo Cappellano,Pier Paolo Battistelli","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52435515375797,"sku":"9781472824332","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_9f179768-5471-4522-ac2e-de560e702ace.jpg?v=1776226970","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/italian-armoured-reconnaissance-cars-1911-45-9781472824332","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}