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Berlin, September 1944. Ulrich von Hassell, former ambassador to Italy and a key member of the German Resistance, is executed for his part in an assassination plot against Hitler. In response to the attack, Himmler, leader of the SS, orders the arrest of all the families of the plotters. In a remote castle in Italy, von Hassell's beloved daughter, Fey, is discovered just when she thought she had escaped the Nazi net. She is arrested, and her two sons, ages three and two, are seized by the SS.

In this engrossing account, Judith Herrin explains how scholars, lawyers, doctors, craftsmen, cosmologists and religious luminaries were drawn to Ravenna where they created a cultural and political capital that dominated northern Italy and the Adriatic. As she traces the lives of Ravenna's rulers, chroniclers and inhabitants, Herrin shows how the city became the meeting place of Greek, Latin, Christian and barbarian cultures and the pivot between East and West.

While staying closely aligned with Hitler, Mussolini remained carefully neutral until the summer of 1940. Then, with the wholly unexpected and sudden collapse of the French and British armies, Mussolini declared war on the Allies in the hope of making territorial gains in Southern France and Africa. This decision proved a horrifying miscalculation, dooming Italy to its own prolonged and unwinnable war, immense casualties and an Allied invasion in 1943 which ushered in a terrible new era for the country.

""Dramatic, heartbreaking and sweeping in scope."" —Wall Street Journal The acclaimed author of A Train in Winter returns with the ""moving finale"" (The Economist) of her Resistance Quartet—the powerful and inspiring true story of the women of the partisan resistance who fought against...

""Tantalizing"" - NPR “A thrilling detective story… Stapinski pursues the study of her family’s criminal genealogy with unexpected emotional results.” — Library Journal A writer goes deep into the heart of Italy to unravel a century-old family mystery in this spellbinding memoir that...

Italy is exhausted. Tired of the political class. Tired of the inept moderates and the agonising machinations of a democracy that no longer seems to be working. While the leaders of the country have sat idly in the safety of parliament, achieving nothing, one man on the outside has risen to the top. Like an animal, he can smell that change is coming. He is Benito Mussolini.

In a thrilling narrative built on formidable research, Ben Lewis tracks the extraordinary journey of a masterpiece lost and found, lied and fought over across the centuries. In 2017, Leonardo da Vinci’s small oil painting, the Salvator Mundi was sold at auction for $450m. In the words of its discoverer, the image of Christ as saviour of the world is ‘the rarest thing on the planet by the greatest human being who ever lived’. Its dazzling price also makes it the world’s most expensive painting.

Letters from Italy is a story of true love that spans an ocean. Against all odds, an orphaned girl and a young dreamer find solace in a romance sparked by a single photo and years of transatlantic letters. From a tiny Italian town in pre-WWII to New York City in her golden age, hopeful immigrants take a chance at living the American dream.

Perhaps no country has had such a lasting impact on Western culture as Italy. Whether it’s the frescoes of the Renaissance, the politics of ancient Rome, or the formation of the Catholic Church, Italy holds a central place on the world’s stage. This audiobook gives a quick but detailed overview of Italy’s grand, sweeping history, from ancient city-state to modern cultural mecca. Whether you’re a student of Italian history looking for a refresher or a brand-new learner looking for an introduction, this audiobook is a concise, easy-to-follow overview.

Nel tumulto dei primi anni del XX secolo, l'Europa si ritrovò sospesa in una spirale di tensioni e alleanze che presto sfociò nella Prima Guerra Mondiale. Nel maggio del 1915, l'Italia scelse di rompere i vincoli dell'alleanza con l'Austria-Ungheria e, giustificata da aspirazioni nazionali e territoriali, entrò in guerra a fianco delle Potenze dell’Intesa. L'inizio del Fronte Italiano fu caratterizzato da ardenti speranze di vittoria, ma presto, la guerra diventò una realtà cruda e spietata.

What had previously been a European powerhouse for centuries had become a fractured mess of diverse territories. In the late 18th century, each of these states had fallen under heavy influence from both the French and Austrian nations. Discover the events which took place, including constant suppression from Metternich and the Austrians, three wars for Italian Independence, the attempted assassination of Emperor Napoleon III of the French Empire, and the sensational story of Garibaldi and the thousand.

Cosa si puo dire di Benito Mussolini che non sia gia stato detto? È possibile raccontare la sua parabola politica, dagli esordi come socialista e anarchico alla sua trasformazione in accanito interventista, dalla costituzione dei Fasci di combattimento alla tragica evoluzione in dittatore e all'epilogo in piazzale Loreto? Marco Lucchetti - esperto di storia militare - analizza, attraverso 101 episodi più o meno noti della vita del duce, non soltanto la sua vicenda personale, ma anche le radicali trasformazioni subite dall'Italia durante il Ventennio.

Uno degli eventi più traumatici nella storia del nostro paese è riletto qui non come un complotto politico-criminale ma come "tragedia" morale e drammatico passaggio politico. L'audiolibro ricostruisce il modo in cui governo e partiti affrontarono i dilemmi posti dal sequestro Moro: le alternative della trattativa e della fermezza, il rapporto con le Brigate rosse, la ricerca di possibili mediazioni, il ruolo della Chiesa, i rapporti fra maggioranza e opposizione.

Bella Ciao: The Rise and Fall of Benito Mussolini is a scathing, cinematic takedown of Europe’s original fascist showman. From street-brawling socialist to self-anointed Caesar, Mussolini built a myth—then drowned in it.

Un classique intemporel du pouvoir et de la stratégie politique — désormais en français moderne, avec toute la structure et le sens de l'œuvre originale préservés. Depuis plus de 500 ans, Le Prince de Niccolò Machiavel est l’un des ouvrages les plus influents et controversés jamais écrits sur le leadership, la politique et la nature humaine. Cette édition complète offre au lecteur d’aujourd’hui les réflexions de Machiavel à travers une modernisation fidèle, ligne par ligne, qui conserve le ton, la structure et le message d’origine.

Il bestseller di Lamberto Rimondini diventa un audiolibro imperdibile 11 ore di contenuti straordinari! La storia italiana come non l'avete mai sentita in versione aggiornata e ampliata con nuovi paragrafi e appendici su: Garibaldi, Cavour, Ippolito Nievo, la Fabian Society, il Sud Italia e molto altro ancora. Chi ha voluto e finanziato l'unità d'Italia? · Chi ha reclutato le migliaia di uomini che, con Garibaldi, hanno distrutto il Regno di Napoli? · Perché è stato distrutto il Regno delle due Sicilie? · Chi ha controllato finanziariamente e politicamente il Regno d'Italia?

How a Florentine orphanage rescued thousands of children and revolutionized childhood education amid the splendor of Renaissance art. The story begins with the abandonment of the newborn Agata Smeralda on February 5, 1445, in Florence’s Hospital of the Innocents, the first—but certainly not...

A true crime investigation into the murder of the relatives of Albert Einstein, set against the backdrop of Nazi-occupied Florence during WWII. Florence, August 1944. Fifteen miles southeast of the city, a unit of German soldiers arrive at Il Focardo, the home of Robert Einstein, first cousin of...

Based on previously undisclosed archival materials, this book tells the fascinating, untold, and troubling story of an anti-Protestant campaign in Italy that lasted longer, consumed more clerical energy and cultural space, and generated far more literature than the war against Italy's Jewish population.

Negli anni della Guerra fredda il rapporto tra l’Italia e gli Stati Uniti assume una valenza decisiva, su ogni altra considerazione prevale l’interesse degli americani per la stabilità di un Paese alleato che riveste una funzione strategica nel quadro degli equilibri geopolitici internazionali. Poi, dopo l’Ottantanove l’approccio degli Usa si modifica, e con le prime avvisaglie di Mani pulite matura il convincimento che vada esaurendosi la spinta propulsiva delle forze politiche tradizionali.