The War Against Germany and Italy
Title | The War Against Germany and Italy PDF eBook |
Author | Kenneth E. Hunter |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 440 |
Release | 1951 |
Genre | World War, 1939-1945 |
ISBN |
Italy in the Era of the Great War
Title | Italy in the Era of the Great War PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | BRILL |
Total Pages | 419 |
Release | 2018-04-10 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9004363726 |
Vanda Wilcox’s edited volume Italy in the Era of the Great War analyses the political, military, social, economic and cultural history of war in Italy between 1911 and 1922.
The White War
Title | The White War PDF eBook |
Author | Mark Thompson |
Publisher | Basic Books |
Total Pages | 466 |
Release | 2009-03-17 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0786744383 |
In May 1915, Italy declared war on the Habsburg Empire. Nearly 750,000 Italian troops were killed in savage, hopeless fighting on the stony hills north of Trieste and in the snows of the Dolomites. To maintain discipline, General Luigi Cadorna restored the Roman practice of decimation, executing random members of units that retreated or rebelled. With elegance and pathos, historian Mark Thompson relates the saga of the Italian front, the nationalist frenzy and political intrigues that preceded the conflict, and the towering personalities of the statesmen, generals, and writers drawn into the heart of the chaos. A work of epic scale, The White War does full justice to the brutal and heart-wrenching war that inspired Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms.
The Second War of Italian Unification 1859–61
Title | The Second War of Italian Unification 1859–61 PDF eBook |
Author | Frederick C. Schneid |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | 138 |
Release | 2014-06-06 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1472810376 |
The culmination of decades of nationalist aspiration and cynical Realpolitik, the Second War of Italian Unification saw Italy transformed from a patchwork of minor states dominated by the Habsburg Austrians into a unified kingdom under the Piedmontese House of Savoy. Unlike many existing accounts, which approach the events of 1859–61 from a predominantly French perspective, this study draws upon a huge breadth of sources to examine the conflict as a critical event in Italian history. A concise explanation of the origins of the war is followed by a wide-ranging survey of the forces deployed and the nature and course of the fighting – on land and at sea – and the consequences for those involved are investigated. This is a groundbreaking study of a conflict that was of critical significance not only for Italian history but also for the development of 19th-century warfare.
The Day of Battle
Title | The Day of Battle PDF eBook |
Author | Rick Atkinson |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Total Pages | 852 |
Release | 2008-09-16 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780805088618 |
In the second volume of his epic trilogy about the liberation of Europe in World War II, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Atkinson tells the harrowing story of the campaigns in Sicily and Italy.
War Through Italian Eyes
Title | War Through Italian Eyes PDF eBook |
Author | Alexander Henry |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 160 |
Release | 2021-07-18 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1000410099 |
There is a popular notion that the Italian armed forces of the Second World War were an inferior fighting force. Despite the vast numbers taken prisoner, detailed studies of the experiences of these soldiers remain relatively uncommon and the value of this group to furthering our understanding of the Italian experience of war under Fascism is also rarely acknowledged. The existence in the National Archives of hundreds of pages of transcripts of covert British surveillance of Italian POWs has made it possible to engage with their experiences and opinions in much greater depth. The euphemistically termed ‘Special Reports’ present historians with a unique insight into how all levels of Italian soldiery viewed Fascist Italy’s experience of war, 1940-1943. This book examines reactions to Italian political leadership, the progress of the war, as well as Italian soldiers’ ‘everyday’ views on sex, war, the enemy, death, food, their allies, bravery, race, and killing. These fascinating documents reveal the complexity of the outlook of these men, which persistent – and influential – national stereotypes and historiographical trends fail to acknowledge.
Tug of War
Title | Tug of War PDF eBook |
Author | Dominick Graham |
Publisher | Pen and Sword |
Total Pages | 635 |
Release | 2004-05-30 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1473819938 |
When the Allies invaded mainland Italy in 1943 they intended only a clearing-up operation to knock Italy out of the war, but Hitler ordered the German armies to defend every foot of the country. The 'Tug of War' was the mysterious force which caused a war to race out of control, and attract vast numbers of men, tanks, guns and aircraft. The book analyses the main battles of Salerno, Cassino, Anzio and the march on Rome.