Forgotten Battles - Hardcover

O'Reilly, Charles T.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0739101951 ISBN 13: 9780739101957

Publisher: Lexington Books, 2001

Synopsis

Italy's War of Liberation takes issue with the apparently prevalent attitude among Allied commanders during World War II that the Italian military was ineffective. O'Reilly recounts the little-known story of the significant contribution made by the Italian military during the Italian Campaign, including the contribution of relatively unacknowledged Italian Partisan formations that fought in Italy, France, Yugoslavia, and Greece. Despite the fact that Italians fought on the front lines with the British and American soldiers, and despite the service of the Italian Navy and Air Force, the Allies refused repeated Italian pleas for more involvement in combat. This book not only attempts to correct the record of military history by illustrating the ways in which the Italians were underutilized by the Allies, but it also serves to paint a fair portrait of the Italian military's substantial efforts to defeat Hitler and eradicate Fascism.

About this title

About the Author:

Charles T. O'Reilly is Senior Professor and Dean Emeritus of the School of Social Work at Loyola University. He is the author of many books, most recently,Italian Social Work Education 1945-1997(1998).

Review:

Vigorously argued and impressively researched. (CHOICE)

About this edition

• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0739101951
• ISBN 13: 9780739101957
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 384