The Italian Resistance: Fascists, Guerrillas and the Allies

One of the enduring myths about the Second World War is that only the Allies liberated occupied Europe. Many countries had anti-fascist Resistance movements. Italy's was one of the biggest and most politically radical, yet it remains relatively unknown outside its homeland. Within Italy many monuments and street names commemorate the actions of the partisans - a movements from below that grew as Mussolini's dictatorship unravelled. Led by radical left forces, the Resistance trod a thin line...