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The Bad German and the Good Italian

Removing the Guilt of the Second World War
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Description

This book describes how Italy elaborated a master narrative of the Second World War that evades the faults of Mussolini's fascist war by attributing all responsibility on the shoulders of the German ally. In the Axis War on the side of Germany, Mussolini's Italy was responsible for serious war crimes, especially in Yugoslavia and Greece. This 'dark side' of the fascist war, however, is not present in the national memory built after 1945. To distinguish Italy from the former German ally and avoid a punitive peace, the monarchist and anti-fascist ruling classes elaborated a master narrative that highlighted the opposition of the Italian people to Mussolini's war and the humanitarian behaviour of Italian soldiers, depicted as saviours of Jews. All responsibility for the crimes committed in the Axis war was placed on the shoulders of the Germans, who thus became a convenient alibi for the national conscience.

Author Biography:

Filippo Focardi is a Professor of Contemporary History at the University of Padua -- .
Release date Australia
August 29th, 2023
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Contributor
  • Translated by Paul Barnaby
Pages
352
ISBN-13
9781526157133
Product ID
36302384

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