Fulminata reviewed Iron Hulls Iron Hearts by Ian Walker
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5 stars
A look at a subject rarely covered, at least in English: the contribution of the Italian armored divisions in North Africa during WWII. Both the Germans and British tended to downplay the contribution of the Italians in the official histories. The British in particular were often guilty of identifying every tank as German, and claiming that every setback was caused by the Germans.
Having depicted the Italians as incompetents in propaganda, there was a real incentive for the British to not admit to any successes that the Italians achieved. One of the things this book does is attempt to set the record straight by identifying those encounters where it was the Italians and not the Germans that repulsed the British.