Sacrifice on the Steppe: The Italian Alpine Corps in the Stalingrad Campaign, 1942-1943

“The rarely told story of 227000 Italian troops fighting and dying in Russia in WWII . . . details the Italian defense of their sector with tactical placements and actions in harrowing details of logistical failures, indefensible positions and bitter cold endurance.”—Marine Corps Gazette

“With the Italian Army often the butt of cruel jokes, this book sets at least one of the records straight. Hope Hamilton’s account of the Italian Eighth Army on the Steppes of central Asia is compelling and...