The author carefully examines the variations of uniforms and equipment used by the Italian armed forces during the First World War using over 700 carefully chosen and captioned period photographs. Further enhancing this work; is an informative essay by internationally acclaimed author; historian and collector Professor Dr. Renato Zavattini. There are detailed chapters covering Italian machinegun; medical; artillery; motor corps; infantry; technical; and special units such as flamethrowers. Other chapters feature the air service; Libyan Campaign; P.O.Ws; and trench life as well as the legendary Alpini; Arditi; Bersaglieri; and Carabinieri. The color gallery displays heretofore unpublished photos of original headdress; uniforms; equipment and accoutrements from private collections. This work is a must for all serious historians; collectors; model builders; wargamers; and re-enactors.
#1301782 in Books 2003-05-01Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 .64 x 7.46 x 7.32l; #File Name: 0764156268128 pages
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Jewish AmericansBy Jewish Book World MagazineThis book is part of the series; Major American Immigration. For the Jewish experience; Lingen chronicles the waves of immigration; the conditions that made emigration desirable; and the new lives in America wrought with poverty; successes and prejudice from the larger American community as well as from within the more established Jewish community. Lingen gives voice; albeit cursory; to many of the waves of Jews including Spanish; German; eastern European; and Middle Eastern. She also remains true to primary sources; as in her use of the term yehudishkeit as opposed to the more recognized yiddishkeit when referring to Jews of the Colonial era. Throughout; boldface type indicates words that are defined in the glossary. Most Jewish-based words are explained within the text itself. With first-person writings complementing the text and dramatic black-and-white photos chronicling immigrant life; readers get a real sense of what it was like to arrive as a "greenhorn" in America. There are minor inaccuracies that do not detract from the elaborate research; including a comment that Israeli citizenship is the only dual citizenship recognized by the US. Overall; this work has many important facts and moving story introductions which provide a well written overview of the Jewish immigrant experience. The book concludes with a short list of prominent Jewish-Americans; followed by a table showing immigration numbers from census figures from 1790 to 2000 with a 2008 estimate; along with an index; bibliography; and useful Internet resources. Drora Arussy1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Jewish AmericansBy K. MurphyI highly recommend the `Coming to America' series. Like all titles in the series `Jewish Americans' takes a look at the lot in life of Jewish immigrants on both sides of the Atlantic; the trials they faced reaching in America; and the battles they had to fight with poverty and prejudice upon their arrival. This is an excellent introduction for a layperson and is full of poignant photographs and examples of famous American Jews; from politicians to artists to gangsters.
