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The missing joined-up history of the Italian fleet

The 2022 recommendations include Italian battleship studies and developing cruiser coverage, with no comparable combined fleet history identified.

Question

Is there an English-language Italian equivalent to the integrated history of the French fleet from 1870 to 1918?

Short answer

No combined equivalent is recommended in 2022; battleship studies exist and cruiser work is separate or forthcoming.

Notes

No combined English-language equivalent to the reviewed French fleet history is recommended in November 2022. A worthwhile Italian battleship study is available, and a cruiser book is being developed. Those are separate ship-type histories. They do not provide the requested synthesis of Italian ships, strategy and operations.