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  • Captivity and Creativity

    The Cultural and Material Production of Italian Prisoners in Allied Hands (1940-1947)

    Collections series World War II: The Global, Human, and Ethical Dimension
    A groundbreaking volume that represents the first examination of cultural production amongst Italian prisoners of warCaptivity and Creativity explores the artistic and material production by Italian prisoners of war (POWs) and some civilian internees who were captured by the Western Allies in 1940–43 and detained in prison camps scattered across Africa, Australia, India, the United Kingdom, and ... En savoir plus

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    The Remarkable Story of the Allied Monuments Officers Who Saved Italy's Art During World War II

    In 1943, while the world was convulsed by war, a few visionaries -- in the private sector and in the military -- committed to protect Europe's cultural heritage from the indiscriminate ravages of World War II.In the midst of the conflict, the Allied Forces appointed the monuments officers—a motley group of art historians, curators, architects, and artists—to ensure that the great masterworks of ... En savoir plus

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  • The Force of Destiny

    A History of Italy Since 1796

    The greatness of Italy's culture and way of life have had a powerful attraction for many generations of visitors. This has created an overwhelming sense that Italy is a fundamentally benign and easy going country. The Force of Destiny, Christopher Duggan's immensely enjoyable new book, lays waste to this idea. While sharing everyone's enthusiasm for Italy as a place, he strongly distinguishes this ... En savoir plus

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  • A History of Contemporary Italy

    1943-80

    par Paul Ginsborg ...
    In this long-awaited book (already a major bestseller in Italy) Ginsborg has created a fascinating, sophisticated and definitive account of how Italy has coped, or failed to cope, with the past two decades. Contemporary Italy strongly mirrors Britain - the countries have roughly the same extent, population size and GNP - and yet they are fantastically different. Ginsborg sees this difference as ... En savoir plus

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  • Blood and Power

    The Rise and Fall of Italian Fascism

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    'Clear, cool, plainly written and devastating' Lucy Hughes-Hallett, Times Literary SupplementA major history of the rise and fall of Italian fascism: a dark tale of violence, ideals and a country at war.In the aftermath of the First World War, the seeds of fascism were sown in Italy. While the country reeled in shock, a new movement emerged from the chaos: one that preached hatred for politicians ... En savoir plus

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  • Naples 1944

    The Devil's Paradise at War

    par Keith Lowe ...
    Award-winning author Keith Lowe's newest critical deep-dive into the history of Naples during WWII.Keith Lowe has chronicled the end of WWII in Europe in his award-winning book Savage Continent and the war’s aftermath in the sequel, The Fear and the Freedom. In Naples 1944, he brings readers another masterful chronicle of the terrible and often unexpected consequences of war. Even before the fall ... En savoir plus

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  • Garibaldi

    par Lucy Riall ...
    Giuseppe Garibaldi, the Italian revolutionary leader and popular hero, was among the best-known figures of the nineteenth century. This book seeks to examine his life and the making of his cult, to assess its impact, and understand its surprising success.For thirty years Garibaldi was involved in every combative event in Italy. His greatest moment came in 1860, when he defended a revolution in ... En savoir plus

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  • The Archipelago

    Italy Since 1945

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    'An enjoyable, highly readable history that manages to bring murky, often fiendishly complex events into the light' Sunday TimesItaly emerged from the Second World War in ruins. Divided, invaded and economically broken, it was a nation that some people claimed had ceased to exist. And yet, as rural society disappeared almost overnight, by the 1960s, it could boast the fastest-growing economy in ... En savoir plus

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  • Mussolini's Grandchildren

    Fascism in Contemporary Italy

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  • Mussolini and the Rise of Fascism (Text Only Edition)

    par Donald Sassoon ...
    In this fascinating look at the unique conjuncture of factors surrounding Il Duce’s seizure of power, eminent historian Donald Sassoon traces the political circumstances that sent Italy on a collision course with the most destructive war of the century.On the morning of 30 October 1922, Mussolini arrived in Rome to accept the premiership of a constitutional, conservative government. Within five ... En savoir plus

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  • The Italian Army and the First World War

    par John Gooch ...
    Collections series Armies of the Great War
    This is a major new account of the role and performance of the Italian army during the First World War. Drawing from original, archival research, it tells the story of the army's bitter three-year struggle in the mountains of Northern Italy, including the eleven bloody battles of the Isonzo, the near-catastrophic defeat at Caporetto in 1917 and the successful, but still controversial defeat of the ... En savoir plus

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  • The Italian Resistance

    Fascists, Guerrillas and the Allies

    par Tom Behan ...
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