45 research outputs found
La città sospesa. Napoli e la difficile transizione tra Monarchia e Repubblica, 1943-1946
Gli uffici di collegamento tra le Forze armate italiane e le autorità anglo-americane nella cobelligeranza
A Fascist Decade of War. 1935-1945 in International Perspective
From the invasion of Ethiopia in 1935 through to the waning months of the Second World War in 1945, Fascist Italy was at war. This monograph challenges existing scholarship by arguing that Fascist Italy played a significant and distinct role in shaping international relations between 1935 and 1945, creating a Fascist decade of war
Introduction. A Fascist Decade of War? The Impact of the Italian Wars on the International Stage, 1935-1945
Le "sette giornate di Napoli". Legittimismo monarchico e guerriglia urbana nel giugno 1946
Introduction. A Fascist Decade of War? The Impact of the Italian Wars on the International Stage, 1935-1945
Mediterranean-First? La pianificazione strategica anglo-americana e le origini dell'occupazione alleata in Italia (1939-1943)
The arrival of the Allies in Italy in July 1943 was not the result of an impromptu decision, but rather of a prolonged debate that involved both political and military agencies in London and Washington for the first four years of the Second World War. The decision to pursue the defeat of the Axis through the invasion of Sicily had been reached by the Anglo-American leaders at Casablanca, in January 1943. The choice to give precedence to Italy in the framework of the European war was by no means a foregone conclusion, and its importance in the strategic developments of World War II in Europe has often been underestimated. This research seeks to re-evaluate the role that the elimination of Italy played in the overall strategy developed by the Allies during the first phase of the Mediterranean conflict. The analysis of the political debates, military planning, and strategic appreciations produced by Anglo-American decision-makers in the 1939-1943 period shows that the Allied wartime interest in Italy, its defeat and the occupation of its territory was the result of a long-term design
