388 Pages
by
Central European University Press
This book reconstructs the fate of Italian prisoners of war captured by the Red Army between August 1941 and the winter of 1942-43. On 230.000 Italians left on the Eastern front almost 100.000 did not come back home. Testimonies and memoirs from surviving veterans complement the author's intensive work in Russian and Italian archives. The study examines Italian war crimes against the Soviet... Read more
Preface, Introduction: The Tragedy of the ARMIR, Chapter 1: Capture and Internment, Chapter 2: Russia and Prisoners of War, Chapter 3: In the Prison Camps Chapter 4: Antifascist Propaganda, Chapter 5: Repatriation Chapter 6: The Final Negotiations, Conclusion Appendix Notes, Photographs Index
Biography
Maria Teresa Giusti is Associate Professor of Contemporary History at the Department of Management and Business Administration of University “G. d'Annunzio” of Chieti-Pescara, Italy, where she teaches Contemporary History and Social History.
