Rosini on Tanks

In print, for the first time in over 80 years, this short publication is a rare opportunity to see directly into the mindset and philosophy behind a nation's tank design immediately before World War II. Giuseppe Rosini, the lead designer for Ansaldo published a series of papers in the late 1930s discussing not only various options for arming tanks but also what general considerations had to be made in order to produce these vehicles for Italy; where they would fight, what armour they would need, and what special considerations applied. This book is therefore essential for anyone seeking a thorough understanding behind the question of how Italy found itself in a war in 1940 with the tanks it had.