A fabulous book...rare color pictures...outstanding aircraft color profiles and a very readable text...a terrific value for the price.
Any person who studies the Italian Air Force and its aircraft should not be without this book.

Due to publishing delays my book arrived 6 months after the order was placed so I wondered if this book was worth the wait? I had previously read reviews on the "out of print" version of this book.

This 2009 version of the book was updated and now has 360 pages.

Here are some of the items included in the book:

#1 Over 150 pages covering the various unit histories within the Italian Air Force.

#2 Eleven pages of maps showing airfields used by the Regia Aeronautica including Italy, North Africa, East Africa, Russia, Europe and the Balkans.

#3 Squadron allocations are covered in eight pages.

#4 Thirteen pages showing Orders of Battle.

#5 Aircraft specifications and camouflage/markings are discussed and there are many color side profiles of aircraft used by the Italian Air Force.

#6 One page showing color unit badges.

#7 Excerpts from Italian aircraft manuals.

#8 Tables listing Italian Aces and Allied shipping casualties (damaged and sunk).

#9 Interesting sections on "Why the Regia Aeronautica Lost" and "The Carrier Aquila".

The book was worth the wait and provides much information on a very scarce subject.

This is one of the best of the few books available on the Italian Airforce as well as a great companion to the Italian Airforce 44-45 by Ferdinando DiAmico. I was able to use it to provide background data on a web based profile on Loris Baldi who flew with the Regia Aeronautica and ANR.... If anyone needs some research material I would be happy to check my copies for data. The text and order of battle charts, in Chris Dunnings book are very well done. Outstanding photos as well. It was one of the first published by Hikoki Publishing which seems to specialize in these rare subjects.