On Monday I received Squadron/Signal's new book "Italian Truck-Mounted Artillery in Action", which, as you might guess, covers the development of Italian truck-borne guns. It devotes the majority of it's space to WW2 systems and service, especially desert usage, but the first 5 pages or so (starting with the introduction on page 4) deal with the World War One gun trucks. Focus is largely on the giant 102/35 on the SPA 9000C chassis, but includes several others as well. And considering that the majority of Italian gun trucks through both wars mounted WW1 vintage guns (especially the 65/17 infantry gun, 100/17 howitzer and the 75/27 Deport gun), even the WW2 parts are of interest to us Great War folks. I can't really speak for the accuracy of the information provided in the book, but considering that it's co-authored by Nicola Pignato - Italy's Steven Zaloga - I'd be willing to bet it's pretty spot on. It's certainly informative enough, and the photos are big and usually pretty clear. If mobile artillery of the Great War or Italian artillery is your thing, then I highly recommend this book - it's an awesome value for the money. I bought mine direct from Squadron for $13.46. Matt
p.s.: I'd like to make it clear that I am in no way affiliated with Squadron, except that occasionally I send them money and they send me books in the mail.
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“[B]ut these tanks are machines, their caterpillars run on as endless as the war, they are annihilation, they roll without feeling into the craters, and climb up again without stopping..." -Erich Maria Remarque
