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A House in the Mountains: The Women Who Liberated Italy... Caroline Moorehead HC
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Like New
- Seller Notes
- “Unread publisher's overstock in excellent condition. Remainder mark on text block edge.”
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Modified Item
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- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Type
- Academic History
- Special Attributes
- 1st Edition, Dust Jacket
- ISBN
- 9780062686350
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0062686356
ISBN-13
9780062686350
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2309253635
Product Key Features
Book Title
House in the Mountains : the Women Who Liberated Italy from Fascism
Number of Pages
416 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Women, Military / Nuclear Warfare, Europe / Italy, Military / World War II, Military / General, Modern / 20th Century, Political Process / Political Advocacy, Women's Studies
Publication Year
2020
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Book Series
The Resistance Quartet Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
19.6 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2020-300543
Reviews
In this deeply moving, beautifully told history, biographer and historian Moorehead shares the story of northern Italian resistance during WWII, focusing on the anti-Fascists of Turin... [A] superb and significant chronicle., Gripping... exhaustively researched... Moorehead artfully builds the tension as liberation approaches and partisans make a desperate last stand., The moving finale of a quartet of books on resistant to fascism... Ms. Moorehead conveys the terror with understated power; she is equally good at conjuring the blurred morality of civil conflict., Italy often gets short shrift in popular English-language histories about World War II, with the fighting in the country shrugged off as a sideshow to the Battle of Britain and the invasion of France. Caroline Moorehead takes advantage of this relative gap in the literature with the moving A House in the Mountains., "Important, meticulously researched... A House in the Mountains tells the untold story of the women of the Italian resistance.... Dramatic, heartbreaking and sweeping in scope, Ms. Moorehead's book charts the experiences of these women in the wider context of the war in Italy." -- Wall Street Journal "The moving finale of a quartet of books on resistant to fascism.... Ms. Moorehead conveys the terror with understated power; she is equally good at conjuring the blurred morality of civil conflict." -- The Economist "Riveting.... The narrative is told with such verve that I frequently had goosebumps." -- The Guardian "Gripping and important.... Moorehead delicately unravels and interweaves the personal stories of several key women in the Italian resistance... giving us a compelling narrative that vividly describes who these women were and what they did for their country.... A House in the Mountains is something of a manifesto against neutrality, and a showcase of the boundless power of female passion. The women of the resistance still have so much to teach us today." -- AirMail "Gripping... exhaustively researched... Moorehead artfully builds the tension as liberation approaches and partisans make a desperate last stand." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune "A highly satisfying conclusion to the author's series. Excellent, well-presented evidence of the incalculable strengths and abilities of women to create and run a country." -- Kirkus, starred review "In this deeply moving, beautifully told history, biographer and historian Moorehead shares the story of northern Italian resistance during WWII, focusing on the anti-Fascists of Turin... [A] superb and significant chronicle." -- Booklist, starred review "Moorehead, in the final book of her "Resistance Quartet" series, tells the incredible story of the stafetta, women of the Italian resistance.... A fine history." -- Library Journal, starred review "Italy often gets short shrift in popular English-language histories about World War II, with the fighting in the country shrugged off as a sideshow to the Battle of Britain and the invasion of France. Caroline Moorehead takes advantage of this relative gap in the literature with the moving A House in the Mountains." -- The Oregonian "Moorehead paints a wonderfully vivid and moving portrait of the women of the Italian Resistance.... [An] excellent book." -- The Sunday Times, The moving finale of a quartet of books on resistant to fascism.... Ms. Moorehead conveys the terror with understated power; she is equally good at conjuring the blurred morality of civil conflict., Important, meticulously researched... A House in the Mountains tells the untold story of the women of the Italian resistance.... Dramatic, heartbreaking and sweeping in scope, Ms. Moorehead's book charts the experiences of these women in the wider context of the war in Italy., A highly satisfying conclusion to the author's series. Excellent, well-presented evidence of the incalculable strengths and abilities of women to create and run a country., "Moorehead, in the final book of her "Resistance Quartet" series, tells the incredible story of the stafetta, women of the Italian resistance.... A fine history.", Gripping and important.... Moorehead delicately unravels and interweaves the personal stories of several key women in the Italian resistance... giving us a compelling narrative that vividly describes who these women were and what they did for their country.... A House in the Mountains is something of a manifesto against neutrality, and a showcase of the boundless power of female passion. The women of the resistance still have so much to teach us today., "Important, meticulously researched... A House in the Mountains tells the untold story of the women of the Italian resistance.... Dramatic, heartbreaking and sweeping in scope, Ms. Moorehead's book charts the experiences of these women in the wider context of the war in Italy." -- Wall Street Journal "The moving finale of a quartet of books on resistance to fascism. . . . Ms. Moorehead conveys the terror with understated power; she is equally good at conjuring the blurred morality of civil conflict." -- The Economist "Riveting.... The narrative is told with such verve that I frequently had goosebumps." -- The Guardian "Gripping and important.... Moorehead delicately unravels and interweaves the personal stories of several key women in the Italian resistance... giving us a compelling narrative that vividly describes who these women were and what they did for their country.... A House in the Mountains is something of a manifesto against neutrality, and a showcase of the boundless power of female passion. The women of the resistance still have so much to teach us today." -- AirMail "Gripping... exhaustively researched... Moorehead artfully builds the tension as liberation approaches and partisans make a desperate last stand." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune "A highly satisfying conclusion to the author's series. Excellent, well-presented evidence of the incalculable strengths and abilities of women to create and run a country." -- Kirkus, starred review "In this deeply moving, beautifully told history, biographer and historian Moorehead shares the story of northern Italian resistance during WWII, focusing on the anti-Fascists of Turin... [A] superb and significant chronicle." -- Booklist, starred review "Moorehead, in the final book of her "Resistance Quartet" series, tells the incredible story of the stafetta, women of the Italian resistance.... A fine history." -- Library Journal, starred review "Italy often gets short shrift in popular English-language histories about World War II, with the fighting in the country shrugged off as a sideshow to the Battle of Britain and the invasion of France. Caroline Moorehead takes advantage of this relative gap in the literature with the moving A House in the Mountains." -- The Oregonian "Moorehead paints a wonderfully vivid and moving portrait of the women of the Italian Resistance.... [An] excellent book." -- The Sunday Times, Moorehead paints a wonderfully vivid and moving portrait of the women of the Italian Resistance.... [An] excellent book.
Dewey Edition
23
TitleLeading
A
Series Volume Number
4
Dewey Decimal
940.53/45
Synopsis
"Dramatic, heartbreaking and sweeping in scope." -- Wall Street Journal The acclaimed author of A Train in Winter returns with the "moving finale" ( The Economist ) of her Resistance Quartet--the powerful and inspiring true story of the women of the partisan resistance who fought against Italy's fascist regime during World War II . In the late summer of 1943, when Italy broke with the Germans and joined the Allies after suffering catastrophic military losses, an Italian Resistance was born. Four young Piedmontese women--Ada, Frida, Silvia and Bianca--living secretly in the mountains surrounding Turin, risked their lives to overthrow Italy's authoritarian government. They were among the thousands of Italians who joined the Partisan effort to help the Allies liberate their country from the German invaders and their Fascist collaborators. What made this partisan war all the more extraordinary was the number of women--like this brave quartet--who swelled its ranks. The bloody civil war that ensued pitted neighbor against neighbor, and revealed the best and worst in Italian society. The courage shown by the partisans was exemplary, and eventually bound them together into a coherent fighting force. But the death rattle of Mussolini's two decades of Fascist rule--with its corruption, greed, and anti-Semitism--was unrelentingly violent and brutal. Drawing on a rich cache of previously untranslated sources, prize-winning historian Caroline Moorehead illuminates the experiences of Ada, Frida, Silvia, and Bianca to tell the little-known story of the women of the Italian partisan movement fighting for freedom against fascism in all its forms, while Europe collapsed in smoldering ruins around them., The acclaimed author of A Train in Winter returns with the final volume in her Resistance Quartet--the powerful and inspiring true story of the women of the partisan resistance who fought against Italy's fascist regime during World War II . In the late summer of 1943, when Italy broke with the Germans and joined the Allies after suffering catastrophic military losses, an Italian Resistance was born. Four young Piedmontese women--Ada, Frida, Silvia and Bianca--living secretly in the mountains surrounding Turin, risked their lives to overthrow Italy's authoritarian government. They were among the thousands of Italians who joined the Partisan effort to help the Allies liberate their country from the German invaders and their Fascist collaborators. What made this partisan war all the more extraordinary was the number of women--like this brave quartet--who swelled its ranks. The bloody civil war that ensued pitted neighbor against neighbor, and revealed the best and worst in Italian society. The courage shown by the partisans was exemplary, and eventually bound them together into a coherent fighting force. But the death rattle of Mussolini's two decades of Fascist rule--with its corruption, greed, and anti-Semitism--was unrelentingly violent and brutal. Drawing on a rich cache of previously untranslated sources, prize-winning historian Caroline Moorehead illuminates the experiences of Ada, Frida, Silvia, and Bianca to tell the little-known story of the women of the Italian partisan movement fighting for freedom against fascism in all its forms, while Europe collapsed in smoldering ruins around them. A House in the Mountains features black-and-white photographs throughout., "Dramatic, heartbreaking and sweeping in scope." --Wall Street Journal The acclaimed author of A Train in Winter returns with the "moving finale" (The Economist) of her Resistance Quartet--the powerful and inspiring true story of the women of the partisan resistance who fought against Italy's fascist regime during World War II. In the late summer of 1943, when Italy broke with the Germans and joined the Allies after suffering catastrophic military losses, an Italian Resistance was born. Four young Piedmontese women--Ada, Frida, Silvia and Bianca--living secretly in the mountains surrounding Turin, risked their lives to overthrow Italy's authoritarian government. They were among the thousands of Italians who joined the Partisan effort to help the Allies liberate their country from the German invaders and their Fascist collaborators. What made this partisan war all the more extraordinary was the number of women--like this brave quartet--who swelled its ranks. The bloody civil war that ensued pitted neighbor against neighbor, and revealed the best and worst in Italian society. The courage shown by the partisans was exemplary, and eventually bound them together into a coherent fighting force. But the death rattle of Mussolini's two decades of Fascist rule--with its corruption, greed, and anti-Semitism--was unrelentingly violent and brutal. Drawing on a rich cache of previously untranslated sources, prize-winning historian Caroline Moorehead illuminates the experiences of Ada, Frida, Silvia, and Bianca to tell the little-known story of the women of the Italian partisan movement fighting for freedom against fascism in all its forms, while Europe collapsed in smoldering ruins around them.
LC Classification Number
D802.I8M64 2020
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