Aye indeed. So much of WWII is ignored it can hardly be overused. Personally if they did Italy I'd love to see a Canadian faction or at least instead of an American faction have it as an allied one with units from different nations.
I'm not sure about North Africa though, they did the Brits before in Opposing Fronts and they were pretty lame.
I hope they stick to the Ostfront for the main game though. That could make for one hell of a ride. Imagine Stalingrad in CoH? Too awesome.