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The Other Italy: The Italian Resistance in World War II

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I found this book in the villa library, the last evening of my recent Italian vacation. The historical and anecdotical account of Italian partisans actions isn't covered in other WWII books as in this one. Numerous accounts of courageous partisan acts are documented. Especially gripping are accounts of the brave children of Naples "scunizzi" assisting partisans at the resistance barricades, rooftops and alleys. Many of the stories are from the partisans themselves or family accounts. The book style is a straight forward report of the period and politics from the rise and fall of Mussolini, to the Nazi occupation force activities and final retreat, that all fueled the partisan movement. A fine book!

great deal - very interesting book which arrived in excellent shape. was pleasantly surprised by the good condition as it's an older book

This book arrived as described in a reasonable period of time.
This is a series of stories about various aspects of the Italian resistance to the Nazis. The first episode tells the story of the Italian uprising in Naples. The badly strung out Nazis were unable to suppress this and left. That Naples could rise in unity and do anything constructive is a surprise.
There are a variety of other segments. Jews in Italy did not suffer the same mistreatment. They were more integrated and fought side by side with Partisans. Women served in combat and support roles.