The Other Italy: The Italian Resistance in World War II

This book traces the growth of the Resistance from its birth in 1943, against overwhelming odds, to its dramatic triumph two years later. A story of courage, sacrifice, and individual heroism--a noble episode in the history of a great people. Photographs. The Story Of The Underground Battle Of The Italians Against The Nazis And Fascisti, Largely Unknown Outside Italy, Was, Unlike The French Resistance, A Spontaneous, City-by-city, Region-by-region Uprising. This Book Traces The The Growth Of The Wartime Resistance From Its Birth In 1943, Against Overwhelming Odds, To Its Dramatic Triumph Two Years Later. Here Are Neapolitan Youngsters Fighting German Tanks; Patriots Operating An Underground Radio Station Inside Nazi-occupied Florence; Romans Ambushing A Nazi Patrol; Mountain Fighters Blasting Enemy Convoys; Peasants Who Hid Partisans And Allied Escapees; And Priests And Nuns Who Outfoxed Nazi And Fascist Patrols. It Was A Moving Episode, A Lesson For All Of Us Who Live So Easily In The Kind Of Society Dreamed Of By The Partisans. [chap.] 7. Fighting Back: The Jews Of Italy. Maria De Blasio Wilhelm ; Drawings By Enzo Marino. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [263]-265. Contents Illustrations Foreword 1 “Even the stones would cry out” The Four Days of Naples 3 The Mountain Partisans of Piedmont 4 Words and Music: The Voice of the Resistance 5 The Patriots of the City and the Countryside 6 Women of the Resistance 7 Fighting Back: The Jews of Italy 8 The Catholic Clergy: The Loyal Opposition 9 The Unification of the Resistance 10 The Insurrections 11 An End and a Beginning Bibliography Index Chronicles the struggle of Italians engaged in an underground battle against the Nazis and Facisti, profiling the peasants, priests, and nuns, and others who participated in partisan uprisings against the forces of oppression