During World War II, joint operations between the Italian Royal Air Force and the Italian Royal Navy revealed significant shortcomings, which negatively impacted the military effectiveness of the two services. This article examines how the failure to develop effective interservice cooperation was rooted in the 1920s and 1930s and was due to a lack of direction from Mussolini and the General Staff. The air force and navy also opposed cooperation, considering it risky to their own institutional survival
Pieri, J., De Ninno, F. (2025). Polycracy, Fascism, and the Armed Forces: The Development of Italian Air-Naval Cooperation, 1919–1940. THE JOURNAL OF MILITARY HISTORY, 89(1), 33-56.
Polycracy, Fascism, and the Armed Forces: The Development of Italian Air-Naval Cooperation, 1919–1940
Fabio De Ninno
2025-01-01
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During World War II, joint operations between the Italian Royal Air Force and the Italian Royal Navy revealed significant shortcomings, which negatively impacted the military effectiveness of the two services. This article examines how the failure to develop effective interservice cooperation was rooted in the 1920s and 1930s and was due to a lack of direction from Mussolini and the General Staff. The air force and navy also opposed cooperation, considering it risky to their own institutional survival
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