GaMax, better you go and read something about italian's army conditions, equipments, training and so on. An excellent book is:
"Hitler's Italian Allies: Royal Armed Forces, Fascist Regime, and the War of 1940-1943"
by MacGregor Knox
If you wanna read a first person view, take a look at Paolo Caccia Dominioni's excellent "Alamein". You'll discover something that official british historians and Monty forgot to mention about italian behaviour at El Alamein.
If you are interested in aviation history, then "Italian Aces of WW2" by Osprey is a nice one.
BTW, your post is first stupid then offensive. It shows how much ignorant and insensitive you are. Hundred thousands italians fought and died in horrible conditions in Africa, Russia and Mediterranean Sea theatres of war.
[ October 03, 2003, 04:05 AM: Message edited by: GATT ]