Original Italian WWI Portrait of Arditi Soldier with David Machnicki’s Notes for Use in Book - 8 x 10” U.S. Helmets/Hats On the morning of 18

On the morning of 18 June 1815 at Waterloo

This poster was created for the American Library Association’s War Service Committee in 1918 after designs by Dan Smith (1865-1934) a noted illustrator of the time

Colonel Hawes was the commanding copilot

HEMENWAY LONDON FINE DAMASCUS

Original Italian WWI Portrait of Arditi Soldier with David Machnicki’s Notes for Use in Book - 8 x 10” U.S. Helmets/Hats On the morning of 18Original Item. One of a Kind. Reparti d'assalto ('Assault units') were formed in the summer of 1917 by Colonel Bassi, and were assigned the tactical role of shock troops, breaching enemy defenses in order to prepare the way for a broad infantry advance. The Arditi were not units within infantry divisions, but were considered a separate combat arm. This is an outstanding unpublished 8 x 10 portrait of an Italian Arditi soldier. The portrait comes with