The Italian Resistance : Fascists, Guerrillas and the Allies.

Cover -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Abbreviations -- Acknowledgements -- Chronology -- Introduction -- The meaning of the Resistance -- How this book is structured -- Part I -- 1. Midnight in the Century -- Italian colonialism, racism and the Second World War -- The ice melts -- 2. The Mafia and Street Kids: How Fascism Fell in the South -- The liberation of Sicily -- 25 July 1943: the dall of Mussolini and 'the end of the beginning' -- 8 September 1943: the fall of fascism -- Four days in Naples -- 3. People, Parties and Partisans -- The March 1943 strikes -- The birth of a national unified movement -- The Socialist Party -- The Action Party -- The Communist Party -- The CLN -- Anti-fascism on the ground -- The three wars -- 4. Resistance in the Mountains -- A new kind of army -- Why the partisans were successful -- 5. Resistance in the Cities -- Strike action in the cities -- The liberation of Florence -- 6. 'Aldo says 26 for one' -- Spring comes in many colours -- All that glitters is not gold -- 7. Postwar Partisan Activity -- Why partisans were angry -- Political violence after liberation -- Legal attacks on partisans -- Partisan rebellions -- The non-monolithic Communist Party -- Occupationn and Insurrection, 1947-48 -- The end of the Resistance? -- 8. The Long Liberation -- Italian fascism, down but not out -- The Tambroni affair -- Attempted coups -- The strategy of tension -- The political defrosting of the MSI -- The undermining of the Resistance -- Part II -- 9. Female Fighters -- Non-military activities -- Military activities -- Military versus wimen's liberation -- 10. The Partisan Republics -- The Montefiorino republic -- The republic of Carnia -- The Ossola republic -- 11. Organising 'Terrorism' -- A tale of two cities -- 12. An Uneasy Alliance:The Resistance and the Allies -- An alliance for military needs.

Between a rock and a hard place: the resistance and the Rome protocols -- The Allies' political strategy -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Index.

The inspiring story of Italy's anti-fascist partisans.

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