A Nation Collapses
Subtitle: The Italian Surrender of September 1943
Contributors: Harvey Fergusson II (Translator)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: January 28, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 200
ISBN-13: 9780521591997
Subjects: European history: Second World War; Second World War, 1939-1945; Italy; Italy - History; World War II - Europe; History - Military / War; World War, 1939-1945; History: World; Europe; Europe - Italy; Military - World War II; History / Europe / General; World War, 1939-1945--Italy; Allied occupation, 1943-1947; History
First sentence: Italy entered the war in June 1940 at a time of intense stress for Great Britain, as the defeat at Dunkirk and the fall of France exposed it to a possible German invasion.