Mussolini's Navy: A Reference Guide to the Regia Marina 1930‐1945

In his Introduction, the author of Mussolini's Navy correctly draws attention to the lack of coverage of the Italian Navy, as compared with those of Germany and Japan, in English‐language writings on the maritime aspect of the Second World War, and the consequent need, which he has now satisfied, for a comprehensive book in English on its characteristics and operations. He has supplied chapters on the history of the Italian Navy from its foundation in 1860 to 1939; its bases, ports, shipyards and coastal defences; the organization of the fleet, including its order of battle on Italy's entry into the...