{"product_id":"panzersoldaten-paolo-morisi-9781781558195","title":"Panzersoldaten!: Italian Blackshirt Division of the Eastern Front 1941-1943","description":"\u003ci\u003ePanzersoldaten!\u003c\/i\u003e is a history of the Milizia Volontaria per la Sicurezza Nazionale (MVSN), commonly referred to as the Blackshirts due to their wartime attire. They were an anti-Communist paramilitary organization that fought for Mussolini while Italy was under fascist rule; following the Duce's removal from power, the organization was quickly swept up by the Italian Army, and forced to swear allegiance to the king. Some, however, defected and continued to fight for the Axis alliance as volunteer units in the German Army.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis volume covers the history of the Blackshirt Division during the campaign on the Eastern Front, focusing on its relations with the Italian Army, the history of the MVSN, its advance into Ukraine, and the First and Second Battles of the Don River. Morisi, using almost exclusively contemporary resources and battalion war diaries, as well memoirs from senior officers of the division, has created a definitive analysis of the Blackshirts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paolo Morisi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1781558191\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781781558195\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fonthill Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/03\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.29h x 6.06w x 0.94d","brand":"Paolo Morisi","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43988573552895,"sku":"9781781558195","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_67aa5918-283a-4162-b722-cf49150c7bfa.jpg?v=1683295198","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/panzersoldaten-paolo-morisi-9781781558195","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}