Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 2012. Pp. 256. Illus., maps, diagr., tables, appends., biblio., index. $72.95. ISBN: 1591145449. A close look at the Italian Royal ...

Italy’s Regia Marina was one of the busiest navies of the interwar period. Four old battleships were rebuilt so completely that they barely resembled their original configuration. This helped Italy ...

The Italians knew that the British were coming after them. They knew it all too well. But the thought of backing down was humiliating. If they went the easy way, the Germans would mock them. The Regia ...

Captain Enrico Baroni, commander of the Espero, the pride of the Regia Marina, was bound for North Africa. With a top speed of 36 knots, this was one of the fastest ships in the Mediterranean and ...

In September 1943, the Italian government decided to seek an armistice with the western Allies. The surrender of the Italian fleet was a prominent condition of this agreement. Along with its two ...

Rain and Rainbows: Taiwan Celebrates Pride as Hong Kong’s LGBTQ Rights Stall The “Motoscafo armato silurante” – torpedo armed motorboat – commonly abbreviated as MAS, was a class of fast torpedo armed ...