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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452082103321

Autore

Baldoli Claudia

Titolo

Forgotten blitzes [[electronic resource] ] : France and Italy under Allied air attack, 1940-1945 / / Claudia Baldoli and Andrew Knapp

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Continuum, c2012

ISBN

1-280-57737-1

9786613607096

1-4411-4751-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (313 p.)

Collana

Library of New Testament Studies, The

Altri autori (Persone)

KnappAndrew

Disciplina

940.544

Soggetti

World War, 1939-1945 - Aerial operations

World War, 1939-1945 - France

World War, 1939-1945 - Italy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

France and Italy account for fully one third of all Allied bombs dropped on Europe between 1940 and 1945. Italy received some 370,000 tons of bombs, nearly five times the total dropped on Britain by the Luftwaffe; France, over 570,000, nearly eight times the British figure. In each country, over 55,000 civilians died. Until now, studies of bombing in World War 2 have focused largely on the British and German experiences; few cover France or Italy. Forgotten Blitzes aims to remedy this. It explains the reasons for the Allied offensives, and uses political, social and cultural approaches to expl