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The Italian Resistance: Fascists, Guerrillas and the Allies
Tom Behan
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Description for The Italian Resistance: Fascists, Guerrillas and the Allies
Hardback. Inspiring, little-known story of Italy's anti-fascist partisans who helped liberate occupied Europe. Num Pages: 320 pages, 16 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DST; JP. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 150 x 20. Weight in Grams: 499.
One of the enduring myths about World War Two is that the Allies alone liberated occupied Europe. However, many countries had successful anti-fascist movements, and Italy's was one of the biggest and most politically radical. Yet it remains relatively unknown outside of its own homeland.
Tom Behan tells this inspiring history. Within Italy many plaques and streets commemorate the actions of the partisans - a movement from below that grew as Mussolini's dictatorship unravelled. Led by radical left forces, the Resistance trod a thin line between fighting their enemies at home and maintaining an uneasy working relationship ... Read more
One of the enduring myths about World War Two is that the Allies alone liberated occupied Europe. However, many countries had successful anti-fascist movements, and Italy's was one of the biggest and most politically radical. Yet it remains relatively unknown outside of its own homeland.
Tom Behan tells this inspiring history. Within Italy many plaques and streets commemorate the actions of the partisans - a movement from below that grew as Mussolini's dictatorship unravelled. Led by radical left forces, the Resistance trod a thin line between fighting their enemies at home and maintaining an uneasy working relationship ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Pluto Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745326955
SKU
V9780745326955
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Ref
99-1
About Tom Behan
Tom Behan was Senior Lecturer in Italian Studies at the University of Kent. His books include The Italian Resistance (Pluto, 2009) and See Naples and Die (Tauris, 2009).
Reviews for The Italian Resistance: Fascists, Guerrillas and the Allies
'This is the book on mid-twentieth century Italian history I have been waiting for'
Dr Gerd-Rainer Horn, Senior Lecturer, Department of History, Universityof Warwick 'At a time when the Italian Resistance is under attack from all quarters, Tom Behan's clear and accessible book is a trenchant reminder that the movement had great moral, historical and political significance'
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Dr Gerd-Rainer Horn, Senior Lecturer, Department of History, Universityof Warwick 'At a time when the Italian Resistance is under attack from all quarters, Tom Behan's clear and accessible book is a trenchant reminder that the movement had great moral, historical and political significance'
Dr ... Read more