War through Italian eyes : fighting for Mussolini, 1940-1943 /

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 th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Henry, Alexander, 1992- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London ; New York : Routledge, [2021].
Series:	Routledge studies in Second World War history.
Subjects:	Great Britain. > Combined Services Interrogation Centre. Italy. > Regio Esercito > History > World War, 1939-1945 > Sources. Italy. > Regio Esercito. Soldiers > Italy > Attitudes > History > 20th century. Soldiers > Italy > Psychology > History > 20th century. Prisoners of war > Italy. Prisoners of war > Great Britain. World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons, British. World War, 1939-1945 > Prisoners and prisons > Italy. Military interrogation > Great Britain > History > 20th century. World War, 1939-1945 > Military intelligence > Great Britain.

Table of Contents:

CSDIC (UK) and the protocols
Reading the sources
Friends and foes
Occupation, war crimes and antisemitism
Warriors of land, sea and air
Attitudes towards Italian political leadership
Winning and losing the war
Conclusion: a hopeful future?