War in Val d'Orcia: An Italian War Diary, 1943-1944
by:
Iris Origo (author)
Virginia Nicholson (contributor)
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781681372662 (1681372665)
Publish date: 2018-08-07
Publisher: New York Review of Books
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Biography,
History,
European Literature,
Cultural,
Italy,
Biography Memoir,
World War II,
Italian Literature
I found this book interesting because I haven't read much about WWII from the perspective of an Italian civilian, (actually an English woman married to an Italian), caught between constantly changing governments and allegiances, hoping for the Allies to appear. The courage of her and her family, as ...
When it comes to things like World War II, I prefer to read about the daily life of hoi polloi rather than battles won and lost and the big doings of world leaders. If you want a clear and unflinching picture of life for the Italian people late in the war, this book will serve better than any novel ...
13 years ago
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