1st Edition
War Through Italian Eyes Fighting for Mussolini, 1940-1943
By Alexander Henry
Copyright 2021
232 Pages
4 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
232 Pages
4 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
232 Pages
4 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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There is a popular notion that the Italian armed forces of the Second World War were an inferior fighting force. Despite the vast numbers taken prisoner, detailed studies of the experiences of these soldiers remain relatively uncommon and the value of this group to furthering our understanding of the Italian experience of war under Fascism is also rarely acknowledged. The existence in the... Read more
0. Introduction 1. CSDIC (UK) and the Protocols 2. Reading the Sources 3. Friends and Foes 4. Occupation, War Crimes and Antisemitism 5. Warriors of Land, Sea and Air 6. Attitudes Towards Italian Political Leadership 7. Winning and Losing the War 8. Conclusion: A Hopeful Future?
Biography
Dr Alexander Henry is a historian of the Second World War with particular research interests in the conflict fought between the Allies and Fascist Italy, 1940-1943. Alex completed his PhD, MA and BA in the Department of History at the University of Nottingham between 2010 and 2018.
