Fellow Contributors,
Doe anyone know if Le battaglie navali del Mediterraneo nella seconda guerra mondiale by Arrigo Petacco has been published in English?
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Author Arrigo Petacco
Author Arrigo Petacco
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Re: Author Arrigo Petacco
Hello everybody,
I'm not aware of an English version of this book.
I have the Italian version, a very good book, but more a popularizing and informative book than a detail original research: Arrigo Petacco was (he died last year) a journalist and a screenwriter more than a professional historian: however, his book is a good 230 pages summary of the naval battles in the Med in WWII, without major errors and quite balanced.
Plus: original war bulletins, many precise battlemaps, schemes and technical data of ships, planes and arms
Minus: a bit "rethorical" writing style, few references are given for the information reported
Bye, Alberto
I'm not aware of an English version of this book.
I have the Italian version, a very good book, but more a popularizing and informative book than a detail original research: Arrigo Petacco was (he died last year) a journalist and a screenwriter more than a professional historian: however, his book is a good 230 pages summary of the naval battles in the Med in WWII, without major errors and quite balanced.
Plus: original war bulletins, many precise battlemaps, schemes and technical data of ships, planes and arms
Minus: a bit "rethorical" writing style, few references are given for the information reported
Bye, Alberto
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