Erminio Bagnasco

This study basically sets a new standard for what a monograph dealing with a specific class of warships can be, as while being mostly concerned with technical details you also get a good overview of the operational service of these ships and the institutional realities that prevented them from achieving their full potential. If you're seriously interested in the Italian navy in World War II you want this book.

My opinion of the authors' book on the "Vittorio Veneto" class battleships of the Italian navy was that it set a new standard for the class monograph. My opinion about the authors' follow-up book on the remaining classes of of Italian battleships of World War II is that it's up to the same standard. One hopes that books on Italian cruisers will be forthcoming from this team.

A largely illustrated technical work