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Product Identifiers

PublisherPluto Press

ISBN-100745326943

ISBN-139780745326948

eBay Product ID (ePID)72554205

Product Key Features

Number of Pages320 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameItalian Resistance : Fascists, Guerrillas and the Allies

Publication Year2009

SubjectModern / 20th Century, Military / General

TypeTextbook

AuthorTom Behan

Subject AreaHistory

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight13.9 Oz

Item Length9.1 in

Item Width5.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2009-281312

Dewey Edition22

ReviewsThis is the book on mid-twentieth century Italian history I have been waiting for. A marvellous reconstruction of the social and political history of Italy in the closing years of World War Two, with fine-tuned attention to the crucial interplay of grass-roots activism and high politics., 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., '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'

TitleLeadingThe

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal940.5336

Table Of ContentAbbreviations Acknowledgements Chronology Part I Introduction: The meaning of the Resistance; How this book is structured. 1. Midnight in the Century 2. The Mafia and street kids - how fascism fell in the South 3. People, parties and partisans 4. Resistance in the mountains 5. Resistance in the cities 6. 'Aldo says 26 for one' 7. Postwar partisan activity 8. The long liberation Part II 9. Female fighters 10. The Partisan Republics 11. Organising 'terrorism' 12. An uneasy alliance Conclusion Notes Index

SynopsisOne 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 with the Allies. Through the use of unpublished archival material and interviews with surviving partisans, this is an inspiring story of liberation.

LC Classification NumberD802.I8B35 2009