Churchill addresses the Italians

23rd December 1940: Many Italians, former allies of Britain, are far from enthusiastic about the war, and they know it is not going well for them

Italian prisoners resting after a long march are guarded by the crew of a Bren gun carrier in the Western Desert, 16 December 1940. They surrendered to a much smaller force, the British tanks impervious to Italain guns.