{"product_id":"italian-armoured-reconnaissance-cars-1911-45","title":"Italian Armoured \u0026 Reconnaissance Cars 1911-45","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first Italian armoured cars were used in the war in Libya in 1911-12 against the Ottoman Empire. With few tanks being developed, the Italians relied instead on the development of more mobile armoured cars like the Ansaldo Lancia 1 Z, during World War I, but post-war the army, focusing on the Alpine battlegrounds of Italy's northern borders, did not consider armoured cars suitable for reconnaissance duties. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe experience of the Spanish Civil War would provide the much needed last push for the Italians to develop modern armoured cars. The result were the famous AB 41-43 models, which fought against the British in North Africa and Marshall Tito's forces in Yugoslavia, along with other vehicles such as the AS 36 light armoured car. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUsing detailed colour plates and contemporary photographs, this book examines the development of the Italian armoured car in the two world wars and the inter-war years, from the deserts of North Africa to the slopes of the Alps.\u003c\/p\u003e\n","brand":"Osprey Games","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56048196419962,"sku":"ZOS-9781472824332","price":12.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0916\/9970\/8282\/files\/Italian-Armoured-Reconnaissance-Cars-1911_E2_80_9345.jpg?v=1760976779","url":"https:\/\/zatu.com\/en-us\/products\/italian-armoured-reconnaissance-cars-1911-45","provider":"Zatu Games","version":"1.0","type":"link"}