Allied Air Attacks and Civilian Harm in Italy, 1940–1945

Tens of thousands of Italian civilians perished in the Allied bombing raids of World War II. More of them died after the Armistice of September 1943 than before, when the air attacks were intended to induce Italy’s surrender. Allied Air Attacks and Civilian Harm in Italy, 1940–1945 addresses this se...

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description Tens of thousands of Italian civilians perished in the Allied bombing raids of World War II. More of them died after the Armistice of September 1943 than before, when the air attacks were intended to induce Italy’s surrender. Allied Air Attacks and Civilian Harm in Italy, 1940–1945 addresses this seeming paradox, by examining the views of Allied political and military leaders, Allied air crews, and Italians on the ground. It tells the stories of a little-known diplomat (Myron Charles Taylor), military strategist (Solly Zuckerman), resistance fighter (Aldo Quaranta), and peace activist (Vera Brittain) – architects and opponents of the bombing strategies. It describes the fate of ordinary civilians, drawing on a wealth of local and digital archival sources, memoir accounts, novels, and films, including Joseph Heller’s Catch-22 and John Huston’s The Battle of San Pietro. The book will be of interest to readers concerned about the ethical, legal, and human dimensions of bombing and its effects on civilians, to students of military strategy and Italian history, and to World War II buffs. They will benefit from a people-focused history that draws on a range of eclectic and rarely used sources in English and Italian. The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license
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Anzio
Rome: Open City
The Battle of San Pietro
Benito Mussolini
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Young Men
Allied Air Attacks
San Pietro
Richard Tregaskis
Allied Air
Huston’s Film
Gustav Line
Dead Men
Operation Husky
Operation Strangle
Martha Gellhorn
Ground Forces
Civilian Harm
Cuneo Province
Nuclear Disarmament
Secretary Hull
Victor Emmanuel III
Hill Top
Italian Alpine Club
Unedited Footage
Taylor’s Mission
Regime Fascista
Combat Film
Allied Bombing Campaign
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Allied Air Attacks and Civilian Harm in Italy, 1940–1945
title Allied Air Attacks and Civilian Harm in Italy, 1940–1945
title_full Allied Air Attacks and Civilian Harm in Italy, 1940–1945
title_fullStr Allied Air Attacks and Civilian Harm in Italy, 1940–1945
title_full_unstemmed Allied Air Attacks and Civilian Harm in Italy, 1940–1945
title_short Allied Air Attacks and Civilian Harm in Italy, 1940–1945
title_sort allied air attacks and civilian harm in italy 1940 1945
topic Allied bombing raids of World War II
Anzio
Rome: Open City
The Battle of San Pietro
Benito Mussolini
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Young Men
Allied Air Attacks
San Pietro
Richard Tregaskis
Allied Air
Huston’s Film
Gustav Line
Dead Men
Operation Husky
Operation Strangle
Martha Gellhorn
Ground Forces
Civilian Harm
Cuneo Province
Nuclear Disarmament
Secretary Hull
Victor Emmanuel III
Hill Top
Italian Alpine Club
Unedited Footage
Taylor’s Mission
Regime Fascista
Combat Film
Allied Bombing Campaign
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thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHW Military history::NHWL Modern warfare
thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHD European history
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPF Political ideologies and movements::JPFQ Far-right political ideologies and movements
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JW Warfare and defence
thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy::QDT Topics in philosophy::QDTS Social and political philosophy
topic_facet Allied bombing raids of World War II
Anzio
Rome: Open City
The Battle of San Pietro
Benito Mussolini
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Young Men
Allied Air Attacks
San Pietro
Richard Tregaskis
Allied Air
Huston’s Film
Gustav Line
Dead Men
Operation Husky
Operation Strangle
Martha Gellhorn
Ground Forces
Civilian Harm
Cuneo Province
Nuclear Disarmament
Secretary Hull
Victor Emmanuel III
Hill Top
Italian Alpine Club
Unedited Footage
Taylor’s Mission
Regime Fascista
Combat Film
Allied Bombing Campaign
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thema EDItEUR::N History and Archaeology::NH History::NHW Military history::NHWL Modern warfare
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thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JP Politics and government::JPF Political ideologies and movements::JPFQ Far-right political ideologies and movements
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JW Warfare and defence
thema EDItEUR::Q Philosophy and Religion::QD Philosophy::QDT Topics in philosophy::QDTS Social and political philosophy
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