A Nation Collapses: The Italian Surrender of September 1943

ISBN-13: 9780521591997 / Angielski / Twarda / 2000 / 200 str.

Italy) Elena Agarossi (Università degli Studi dell'Aquila;Harvey Fergusson II

Opis

Drawing on mostly unpublished documents, A Nation Collapses revises the traditional understanding of a critical moment in the history of World War II: the collapse of the Italian fascist regime and Italy's unconditional surrender in September 1943. The book argues that, during their secret negotiations before the overthrow of Mussolini in July 1943, both Italy and Britain negotiated in bad faith and with a great deal of duplicity. The resulting misunderstandings and misjudgments resulted in an unexpectedly long and brutal campaign of conquest following Italy's surrender.

Recenzje

"Worth reading for anyine interested in the Second World War." NYMAS Newsletters

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. The Allies and Italy: from a separate peace to unconditional surrender; 2. From July 25 to September 8, 1943; 3. September 8, 1943, and its consequences; Conclusion; Notes; Index.