'Moorehead paints a wonderfully vivid and moving portrait of the women of the Italian Resistance' MAX HASTINGS, SUNDAY TIMES
The extraordinary story of the courageous women who spearheaded the Italian Resistance during the Second World War
In the late summer of 1943, in the midst of German occupation, the Italian Resistance was born.
Ada, Frida, Silvia and Bianca were four young women who signed up. Living in the mountains surrounding Turin their contribution was invaluable. They carried messages and weapons, provided safe houses and took prisoners. As thousands of Italians rose up, they fought to liberate their country.
With its corruption, greed and anti-Semitism, the fall of Fascist Italy was unrelentingly violent, but for the partisan women it was also a time of camaraderie and equality, pride and optimism. Through the stories of these four exceptional women, the resolve, tenacity and, above all, courage of the Italian Resistance is laid bare.
A Spectator Book of the Year
| ISBN: | 9781784705077 |
| Publication date: | 1st October 2020 |
| Author: | Caroline Moorehead |
| Publisher: | Vintage an imprint of Random House |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 416 pages |
| Series: | The Resistance Quartet |
| Genres: |
European history Second World War Gender studies: women and girls Far-right political ideologies and movements Revolutionary groups and movements True war and combat stories True stories of heroism, endurance and survival |