The Italian War on the Eastern Front, 1941-1943: Operations, Myths and Memories

By Bastian Matteo Scianna

Book Overview

1. Introduction
2. Historiography: Past Problems and Recent Trends
3. The Italian Army before the Second World War (1861-1940)
4. The guerra fascista - 10 June 1940-25 July 1943
5. The Italian Operations on the Eastern Front (1941)
6. The Italian Operations on the Eastern Front (1942)
7. The Battle on the Don, 11 December 1942-31 December 1943
8. The Italian Combat Performance: 'Chicken led by Donkeys?'
9. Narratives about Victimhood: Evil Germans, Good Italian Occupiers, and Evil Soviets?
10. Shaping the Myths: Memoirs, the Army, and the Alpini
11. Contested Memories during the Cold War
12. Conclusion

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3030265269
• ISBN13: 9783030265267
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 365 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.8" x 8.3"