Italian Arditi

Angelo L. Pirocchi was born in Milan in 1969. Since the early 1990s he has dedicated himself to academic and military research, and has published books and articles on peacekeeping and military history. He has also served as an International Officer in Bosnia and Albania. Velimir Vuksic is an experienced military illustrator, whose published work covers a wide variety of periods, conflicts and armies. He has worked for numerous magazines over the years, including Military Illustrated. A native of Croatia, Velimir has also served in the armed forces, as a paratrooper.

• IntroductionThe origins and deployment of the ArditiChronology of the war on the Italian FrontRecruitmentTrainingClothing and equipmentUniforms and insigniaEquipmentWeaponsIndividual weaponsCrew-served weaponsDaily lifeThe Ardito in battleTacticsThe experience of battleCombat organisation At war's endDemobilisationAftermath: the Ardito legacy in the 1920s Museums, collections and associationsGlossaryBibliographyColour plate commentaryIndex

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