Osprey Men-at-Arms №465. Cesar Campiani Maximiano, Ricardo Bonalume Neto. Brazilian Expeditionary Force in World War II

Osprey Publishing, 2011. — 49 p. — ISBN: 1849084833.In the English-speaking world, it is generally unknown that a volunteer Brazilian Expeditionary Force (FEB) fought alongside the US Army in Italy from mid-1944 until the end of the war. This was in effect a light infantry division, consisting of three infantry regiments augmented with artillery and light armour. It was supported by a Brazilian Air Force contingent of a light reconnaissance squadron as well as a P-47 Thunderbolt-equipped fighter squadron.