Author: Mattesini, Francesco
Publisher: Soldiershop Publishing
Year: 2025
ISBN: 9791255893158
Binding: Soft Cover
Book Condition: As New
Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Description:
New book, 98 pages. In the midst of World War II, when the Black Sea became one of the most treacherous theaters of naval conflict, a handful of men from the Italian Royal Navy wrote one of the most daring and least known pages in military history. The book reconstructs, with narrative rhythm and historical rigor, the action of MAS 568, the assault motorboat that in 1942 managed to torpedo the Soviet cruiser 'Molotov', a colossus of the Black Sea Fleet. Through testimonies, archival documents and tactical analyses, the story takes the reader aboard those small Italian light vessels - designed for speed and courage - which operated far from home, in extreme conditions and often ignored by mainstream historiography. A work that sheds light on an extraordinary episode, giving voice to the protagonists and offering a new perspective on the role of the Italian Navy on a forgotten but decisive front.