San Marco Marines Infantry Section platoon-engineer As the war began the

As the war began the French army was in the process of phasing the Schneider's out and replacing them with the light Hotchkiss tank

The great fleet actions of the Age of Sail were characterised by the line of battle - stately men ‘o war

5 Napoleonic British Royal Artillery Riders

5 units of Landwehr infantry (80 men per unit)

It is a common battlefield heavy artillery support weapon used by practically all forces

San Marco Marines Infantry Section platoon-engineer As the war began theUnder Mussolini, the lone battalion of San Marco marines would take part in the Abyssinian and Albanian campaigns, eventually incorporating a second battalion to form the Reggimento San Marco. The Marines formed the assault backbone of the Forza Navale da Sbarco (Naval Landing Force) and would participate in the landings on the Dalmatian coast and various Greek islands and take part in counter partisan operations in Montenegro. By 1942, a third