Italian Army 1940–45 (1)

Philip Jowett was born in Leeds in 1961 and has been interested in military history for as long as he can remember. His first Osprey book was the ground-breaking Men-at-Arms 306, Chinese Civil War Armies 1911–49, and since then he has published numerous other titles for Osprey including MAA 414, The Russo-Japanese War. He lives in North Lincolnshire, UK.Stephen Andrew worked as a junior in advertising and design agencies before becoming a self-taught freelance illustrator in 1993. Military history is his passion, and since 1997 he has illustrated Osprey titles including MAA 306 Chinese Civil War Armies 1911-49, and a five-part sequence on the World War II German Army. He lives and works in Glasgow.

• Introduction The Albanian adventureFrench farceGreece and YugoslaviaThe Partisan warThe war in RussiaInvasion and revolutionBibliographyThe Plates

Select Guide Rating