Italy's Frogmen of World War II: Seizing the Opportunity, Losing the Fight.

Abstract

In WW II, a handful of brave Italian patriots, carried out a naval guerrilla war against Allied ships in the British controlled harbors of the Mediterranean Sea. In three years, the men of the Tenth Light Flotilla, using human torpedoes and explosive motor boats, provided some of the greatest tactical success stories of the war. Because of significant weaknesses in operational design, Italy failed to capitalize on these victories to achieve grander objectives.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 19, 1997
Accession Number
ADA328114

Entities

People

  • Reid S. Tanaka

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Aircrafts
  • Boats
  • Cargo Ships
  • Explosives
  • Marine Transportation
  • Materials
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Second World War
  • Security
  • Ships
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.