In the English-speaking world, it is generally unknown that a volunteer Brazilian Expeditionary Force (FEB) fought alongside the US Army in Italy from mid-1944 until the end of the war. This was in effect a light infantry division, consisting of three infantry regiments augmented with artillery and light armour. It was supported by a Brazilian Air Force contingent of a light reconnaissance squadron as well as a P-47 Thunderbolt-equipped fighter squadron. Although all weapons, uniform, kit and equipment were either American-supplied or American models, there were distinctive Brazilian adaptations to uniforms and other key pieces of kit. This is a seriously researched volume on a little-studied subject matter complete with a range of previously unpublished photographs and specially commissioned artwork plates.
Cesar Campiani Maximiano, Ricardo Bonalume Neto
Introduction - historical and political background /The pre-war Brazilian Army /Creation and organization of the FEB /Uniforms and equipment of the FEB - Army and Air Force /Combat record of the FEB in Italy /Conclusion - post-war consequences for US relations with Latin America
Show moreIn the English-speaking world, it is generally unknown that a volunteer Brazilian Expeditionary Force (FEB) fought alongside the US Army in Italy from mid-1944 until the end of the war. This was in effect a light infantry division, consisting of three infantry regiments augmented with artillery and light armour. It was supported by a Brazilian Air Force contingent of a light reconnaissance squadron as well as a P-47 Thunderbolt-equipped fighter squadron. Although all weapons, uniform, kit and equipment were either American-supplied or American models, there were distinctive Brazilian adaptations to uniforms and other key pieces of kit. This is a seriously researched volume on a little-studied subject matter complete with a range of previously unpublished photographs and specially commissioned artwork plates.
Cesar Campiani Maximiano, Ricardo Bonalume Neto
Introduction - historical and political background /The pre-war Brazilian Army /Creation and organization of the FEB /Uniforms and equipment of the FEB - Army and Air Force /Combat record of the FEB in Italy /Conclusion - post-war consequences for US relations with Latin America
Show moreIntroduction – historical and political background /The pre-war Brazilian Army /Creation and organization of the FEB /Uniforms and equipment of the FEB – Army and Air Force /Combat record of the FEB in Italy /Conclusion – post-war consequences for US relations with Latin America
A fascinating study of an overlooked aspect of World War II using rare photographs and specially commissioned artwork to illustrate the experiences of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force.
Cesar Campiani Maximiano and Ricardo Bonalume are two
Brazilian-based journalists and historians who have spent several
years investigating this subject with the former completing his PhD
dissertation on the Brazilian Expeditionary Force.
Ramiro Bujeiro has become a frequent and popular contributor to
Osprey Military's book series since illustrating Warrior 23: US
Marine in Vietnam (1998). He is an experienced commercial artist
who lives and works in his native city of Buenos Aires, Argentina.
His professional background includes many commissions as a figure
illustrator and strip cartoonist for clients all over Europe and
the Americas, including many years' work for IPC Magazines in Great
Britain.
A good general history on an unusual topic -- Miniature Wargames
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