Mediterranean-First? La pianificazione strategica anglo-americana e le origini dell'occupazione alleata in Italia (1939-1943)

The arrival of the Allies in Italy in July 1943 was not the result of an impromptu decision, but rather of a prolonged debate that involved both political and military agencies in London and Washington for the first four years of the Second World War. The decision to pursue the defeat of the Axis th...

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Main Author: Marco Maria Aterrano
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Language:Italian
Published: FedOA - Federico II University Press 2021
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description The arrival of the Allies in Italy in July 1943 was not the result of an impromptu decision, but rather of a prolonged debate that involved both political and military agencies in London and Washington for the first four years of the Second World War. The decision to pursue the defeat of the Axis through the invasion of Sicily had been reached by the Anglo-American leaders at Casablanca, in January 1943. The choice to give precedence to Italy in the framework of the European war was by no means a foregone conclusion, and its importance in the strategic developments of World War II in Europe has often been underestimated. This research seeks to re-evaluate the role that the ​elimination of Italy played in the overall strategy developed by the Allies during the first phase of the Mediterranean conflict. The analysis of the political debates, military planning, and strategic appreciations produced by Anglo-American decision-makers in the 1939-1943 period shows that the Allied wartime interest in Italy, its defeat and the occupation of its territory was the result of a long-term design.
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-530402023-12-20T16:24:50Z Mediterranean-First? La pianificazione strategica anglo-americana e le origini dell'occupazione alleata in Italia (1939-1943) Marco Maria Aterrano JA1-92 Allied military planning Mediterranean Strategy Mediterranean strategy Allied occupation of Italy Wartime Planning World War II bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTJ Peace studies & conflict resolution The arrival of the Allies in Italy in July 1943 was not the result of an impromptu decision, but rather of a prolonged debate that involved both political and military agencies in London and Washington for the first four years of the Second World War. The decision to pursue the defeat of the Axis through the invasion of Sicily had been reached by the Anglo-American leaders at Casablanca, in January 1943. The choice to give precedence to Italy in the framework of the European war was by no means a foregone conclusion, and its importance in the strategic developments of World War II in Europe has often been underestimated. This research seeks to re-evaluate the role that the ​elimination of Italy played in the overall strategy developed by the Allies during the first phase of the Mediterranean conflict. The analysis of the political debates, military planning, and strategic appreciations produced by Anglo-American decision-makers in the 1939-1943 period shows that the Allied wartime interest in Italy, its defeat and the occupation of its territory was the result of a long-term design. 2021-02-11T19:08:11Z 2021-02-11T19:08:11Z 2018-06-05 17:14:23 2017 book 26931 2532-4608 9788868870126 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/53040 ita Clio: Saggi di scienze storiche, archeologiche e storico-artistiche application/octet-stream Attribution 4.0 International http://www.fedoabooks.unina.it/index.php/fedoapress/catalog/book/39 FedOA - Federico II University Press 10.6093/978-88-6887-012-6 10.6093/978-88-6887-012-6 725b3cbf-52ac-4597-b597-c9b6ee3fc903 9788868870126 285 open access
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Marco Maria Aterrano
Mediterranean-First? La pianificazione strategica anglo-americana e le origini dell'occupazione alleata in Italia (1939-1943)
title Mediterranean-First? La pianificazione strategica anglo-americana e le origini dell'occupazione alleata in Italia (1939-1943)
title_full Mediterranean-First? La pianificazione strategica anglo-americana e le origini dell'occupazione alleata in Italia (1939-1943)
title_fullStr Mediterranean-First? La pianificazione strategica anglo-americana e le origini dell'occupazione alleata in Italia (1939-1943)
title_full_unstemmed Mediterranean-First? La pianificazione strategica anglo-americana e le origini dell'occupazione alleata in Italia (1939-1943)
title_short Mediterranean-First? La pianificazione strategica anglo-americana e le origini dell'occupazione alleata in Italia (1939-1943)
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Allied military planning
Mediterranean Strategy
Mediterranean strategy
Allied occupation of Italy
Wartime Planning
World War II
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Allied military planning
Mediterranean Strategy
Mediterranean strategy
Allied occupation of Italy
Wartime Planning
World War II
bic Book Industry Communication::G Reference, information & interdisciplinary subjects::GT Interdisciplinary studies::GTJ Peace studies & conflict resolution
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