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- Britain and Italy in the Era of the Great War
- Cambridge Military Histories
- Britain and Italy in the Era of the Great War
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Acknowledgement
- Introduction
- Part I Making the Anglo-Italian Entente (1911–1915)
- Part II Integrating Italy into the Triple Entente (Spring 1915–Summer 1917)
- Part III The Forked Road to Victory and Peace (Autumn 1917–Summer 1919)
- 12 Context
- 13 Clash of Responsibilities
- 14 Response to Military Emergencies
- 15 Re-shaping Allied Grand Strategy
- 16 Propaganda As a Strategy
- 17 Divided at the Finish Line
- 18 Versailles 1919
- Epilogue: Bloody Christmas in Fiume
- Conclusions
- Bibliography and Sources
- Index
Conclusions
from Part III - The Forked Road to Victory and Peace (Autumn 1917–Summer 1919)
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 December 2020
- Britain and Italy in the Era of the Great War
- Cambridge Military Histories
- Britain and Italy in the Era of the Great War
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Acknowledgement
- Introduction
- Part I Making the Anglo-Italian Entente (1911–1915)
- Part II Integrating Italy into the Triple Entente (Spring 1915–Summer 1917)
- Part III The Forked Road to Victory and Peace (Autumn 1917–Summer 1919)
- 12 Context
- 13 Clash of Responsibilities
- 14 Response to Military Emergencies
- 15 Re-shaping Allied Grand Strategy
- 16 Propaganda As a Strategy
- 17 Divided at the Finish Line
- 18 Versailles 1919
- Epilogue: Bloody Christmas in Fiume
- Conclusions
- Bibliography and Sources
- Index
Summary
Anglo-Italian relations played a major role in shaping how Britain and Italy participated in World War I. This book reconstructed how the idea of a ‘special partnership’ between the two countries came to fruition in Italian and, to a lesser degree, British elites. This was a largely artificial concept based on history and cultural heritage, and was not complemented by a deeper mutual understanding, as revealed by the persistent stereotypes that characterised the perception the two peoples had of each other and that marred their relations, especially in British eyes. Italy was the most solicitous in emphasising Anglo-Italian traditional friendship because it needed a stronger partner to deter its European competitors, whereas Britain was more interested in ensuring the European balance of power and safeguarding its imperial interests.
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- Britain and Italy in the Era of the Great WarDefending and Forging Empires, pp. 334 - 342Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020