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Italy’s WWI Adriatic naval war: forgotten dreadnoughts, fierce battles, untold stories.

Italian Adriatic Fleet 1915–18

The fierce naval war with Austria-Hungary

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    80 pages

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    5 May 2026

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Summary

Fiercely fought with all the latest weaponry of World War I, Italy’s Adriatic campaign is the forgotten war of the dreadnought era. Fully illustrated, this is its first history in English.

Fought across the narrowest naval frontline of World War I, with almost daily combat, the Adriatic Sea was perhaps the war’s most active coastal naval campaign, yet it is barely known in the English-speaking world. Although the two battle fleets never met, the Adriatic was ferociously fought over by…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781472871367
ISBN-10:1472871367
Author:Enrico Cernuschi, Edouard A. Groult
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:Osprey Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:80
Release Date:5 May 2026
Weight:260g
Dimensions:8mm x 184mm x 246mm
Series:Fleet
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Italian Adriatic Fleet 1915–18 by Enrico Cernuschi - ISBN: 9781472871367
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Critics Review

This latest volume in Osprey’s excellent Fleet series is informative and introduces readers to a fleet that will be new to many of them. * Neil Smith *
This excellent book has plenty to offer the wargamer and naval history buff, covering the subject for the first time in English. * The Balkan Wargamer *

About The Author

Enrico Cernuschi

Enrico Cernuschi is a naval historian based at Pavia, Italy. He has written dozens of books and monographs and more than 500 articles in Italian, English, and French. He has contributed to USNI books and has published extensively with Italy’s professional naval organizations. His major works include “Ultra” La fine di un mito and Sea Power the Italian Way. He is a regular contributor to Warship.

Edouard A. Groult is a French digital artist and history enthusiast, based near London.

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