Whether you are moving to Italy or just planning a vacation youll want to know some key words & phrases to make sure everythings va bene. Italian For Dummies Audio Set has everything you need to introduce you to the language so that you can start to communicate with other Italian speakers (without memorizing a bunch of boring grammar notes & long vocabulary lists!). Each of the three hour-long CDs is filled with interesting conversation topics that allow you to listen to what you want to listen at your own pace. Soon youll be able to communicate in Italian about:* Work jobs & office life* Making small talk* Traveling & making arrangements* Asking for directions* Getting help & assistance* Ordering at a restaurant* Booking a room in a hotel* Exchanging money at the bank* Shopping in a store or boutique Along with all these topics these CDs cover essential rules & building blocks of the Italian language such as verb conjugation tenses & sentence structure as well as a list of essential words. With this beginner audio set you can pop any of the CDs in your CD player or computer & discover the joy & fun of speaking Italian! ...

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Learn to speak Italian fast with this practical & entertaining course for beginners. Learn to speak Italian in three short months with Hugo's world-renowned book & CD pack. Practise regularly using the three 70-minute CDs & book & you'll learn to understand & speak Italian faster than you thought possible. Pick up essential grammar & build vocabulary through word lists key Italian phrases & model sentences. Develop conversation skills through exercises based on real-life scenarios. Learning Italian has never been so easy! ...

Looking for a multimedia Italian course that lets you choose how & when you learn? Collins Easy Learning Italian in a Click is the perfect solution. Italian in a Click gives you the option of using a book & CD or online access to all of your course materials so you dont have to choose. Italian in a Click is a unique interactive language learning package. By offering the whole course online as well as in a book (with accompanying audio CD) Collins ensures that wherever you are youll always have the resources you need to learn Italian. On the move? Use the book & CD. On your lunch break? Use the online version. Whether you choose to follow the course through the book & CD or by joining the Click online community youll learn how to cope in such situations as meeting people for the first time checking in to a hotel going to a museum & far more besides. You can also record yourself saying some of the key words & phrases & compare your pronunciation with that of a native speaker. Unit 1: Pleased to meet you Unit 2: Where is...? Unit 3: A bit of help Unit 4: At the hotel Unit 5: Out for an aperitif Unit 6: In the restaurant Unit 7: Talking to people Unit 8: Out shopping Unit 9: A bit of culture Unit 10: Off to a football match Unit 11: Nightlife Unit 12: Friends for life ...

Football lies at the heart of popular culture in both England & Italy. It is played watched written about & talked to death by millions virtually every day of the year. But how do the characteristics of England & Italy affect the game in these two footballing nations? Do the national stereotypes of Italians as passionate stylish lotharios & the English as cold-hearted eccentrics still hold true when they kick a ball around? In The Italian Job" for the first time a footballer of the first rank Gianluca Vialli in conjunction with sportswriter & broadcaster Gabriele Marcotti tackles this debate head on. Uniquely positioned across both the English & the Italian games they provide a fascinating & highly controversial commentary on where football is now & where its headed. & they have invited some of the biggest names in the sport to join in their discussion. Sir Alex Ferguson Jose Mourinho Arsene Wenger Sven Goran Eriksson Fabio Capello & Marcello Lippi amongst others add their not inconsiderable weight to the highest-profile symposium on football ever convened. Gianluca Vialli & Gabriele Marcotti explore every aspect of football be it tactical & technical or cultural & sociological. Stuffed full of controversial opinions & gripping revelations " The Italian Job" takes you on a journey to the very heart of two of the worlds great footballing cultures." ...

This region steeped in history & charm is one of the most photogenic areas of Italy. Milan may be the fashion capital of the world but this region's beauty is more than skin deep. superb industrial design is intrinsic & the cuisine has an earthiness extending from humble polenta to hearty osso bucco & to the region's understated wines & cheeses. Only a short trip from Milan the turquoise lakes boast majestic castles & elegant villas reflected in the mirror-like surfaces offset by the mountains where northern Italy's adrenaline junkies & young jetsetters make the ski slopes their playground. Footprint's first full-colour guide to the Italian Lakes comes complete with a standalone Popout map making perfect for anyone wanting to get out & explore this beautiful region. A comprehensive guide to Milan & the Italian Lakes that also covers Po Valley towns of Bergamo Brescia Cremona Mantua & Verona Expert authors Lara & Terry know their stuff & explain where to take in the best shopping & eating in Milan & the Lakes Details of breath-taking hair-raising drives through the rolling lake region Outlines the coolest most stylish & design-led museums & shops in the region The best grand old homes & gardens secret back-street walks & the most authentic ice-cream parlours ...

The Italian army unlike those of the British & French did not use tanks in combat during World War I & by November 1918 only one training unit equipped with French Schneider & Renault tanks had been formed. Consequently during the 1920s the Italian army had just one single tank type in its armoured inventory
- the Fiat 3000. Only in 1927 was the first tank unit formed as a branch of the infantry & not as an independent organization while the cavalry rejected the idea of both tanks & armoured cars & decided to stand by the use of horses for its mounted units. Between 1933 & March 1939 a further 2 724 CV 33 / L 3 tanks were built 1 216 of which were exported all over the world. By the time Italy entered the war in June 1940 the army had 1 284 light tanks 855 of which were in combat units including three armoured divisions. Variants of the CV 33 / L 3 tanks included flame-throwers bridge-layers recovery vehicles & a radio command tank. Some L 3 tanks were still in use in 1945 by both the Germans & the German-allied Italian units of the Repubblica Sociale.
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This volume assesses the formidable Special Forces fielded by Italy's navy & air force in World War II. Italian Navy Special Forces were particularly active & respected in the Mediterranean where 10th Motor-Torpedo Boat Flotilla used frogmen 'two-man torpedoes' & explosive ram-boats. The Italian Air Force formed a special commando unit ADRA before the 1943 surrender; it was tasked with attacking Allied airfields & communications in North Africa. Men from ADRA & Army paratroopers formed the new ' Folgore' Regiment which also continued to fight alongside German forces until 1945. In both cases the pro-Allied Italian forces also formed 'mirror' units to fight alongside US & British forces including the Recce Squadron 'F'. Featuring rare photographs & specially commissioned artwork this book tells the story of the little-known elite forces fielded by Italy's navy & air force in World War II some of whose successors remain in service with today's Italian armed forces. ...

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