(Ebook) Brazilian Expeditionary Force in World War II by Cesar Campiani Maximiano, Ricardo Bonalume Neto, Ramiro Bujeiro (Illustrator) ISBN 9781849084833, 9781849084840, 9781780962856, 1780962851, 1849084831, 184908484X

(Ebook) Brazilian Expeditionary Force in World War II by Cesar Campiani Maximiano, Ricardo Bonalume Neto, Ramiro Bujeiro (Illustrator) ISBN 9781849084833, 9781849084840, 9781780962856, 1780962851, 1849084831, 184908484X

In the English-speaking world, it is generally unknown that a volunteer Brazilian Expeditionary Force (FEB) fought alongside the US Army in Italy from mid-1944 until the end of World War II (1939-1945). This was in effect a light infantry division, consisting of three infantry regiments augmented with artillery and light armour. It was supported by a Brazilian Air Force contingent of a light reconnaissance squadron as well as a P-47 Thunderbolt-equipped fighter squadron. Although all weapons, uniform, kit and equipment were either American-supplied or American models, there were distinctive Brazilian adaptations to uniforms and other key pieces of kit. This is a seriously researched volume on a little-studied subject matter complete with a range of previously unpublished photographs and specially commissioned artwork plates.