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Italy entered World War II with grand ambitions but its military was not ready for the war it had started

When Italy joined World War II in 1940, its leadership expected quick victories and a place among the dominant powers of ...
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Why Italy Switched Sides in World War II

In World War II, Italy initially fought alongside Germany as part of the Axis Powers, but by 1943 the alliance had soured. Heavy military defeats in North Africa and the Allied invasion of Sicily ...