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EXISTING IN HISTORY: ITALY'S DEVIOUS PATH FROM DEFEAT TO RECOVERY

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 March 1997

ROGER ABSALOM
ROGER ABSALOM
Affiliation:
SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY
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Abstract

Italy in the Cold War. Politics, culture & society, 1948–1958. Edited by Christopher Duggan and Christopher Wagstaff. Oxford/Washington DC: Berg. 1995. Pp. xi+228, index. £34.95

War in Italy 1943–1945. A brutal story. By Richard Lamb. London: Penguin Books. 1995 (1993). Pp. viii+335, maps and index. £7.99

Italy and the wider world, 1860–1960. By R. J. B. Bosworth. London and New York: Routledge. 1996. Pp. x+252, index. £40.00

‘America is the strongest and most prosperous nation on earth,’ Nately informed him with lofty fervor and dignity. ‘And the American fighting man is second to none.’ ‘Exactly,’ agreed the old man pleasantly, with a hint of taunting amusement. ‘Italy, on the other hand, is one of the least prosperous nations on earth. And the Italian fighting man is probably second to all. And that's exactly why my country is doing so well in this war while your country is doing so poorly [[ctdot ]] You see, Italy is really a very poor and weak country, and that's what makes us so strong’.

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REVIEW ARTICLES
Information
The Historical Journal , Volume 40 , Issue 1 , March 1997 , pp. 273 - 280
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© 1997 Cambridge University Press

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