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Rossano, a Valley in Flames
In July 1942, Major Gordon Lett was taken prisoner at the fall of Tobruk. After his escape, rather than return to England, he founded and led an entirely non-political band of highly-successful partisans, the Battaglione Internazionale. Today there is still a strong bond between many of those mentioned in the book and the Lett family.
Italy's Outstanding Courage
This book tells the story of the heroism of the many thousands of Italians in World War Two who helped Allied escaped prisoners of war and evaders, on the run in German and Fascist occupied Italy. More than four hundred Italians were listed to receive awards from the British for their courage - variously described by senior Allied officers as outstanding, magnificent, superb and indomitable courage. The author tells the story of this courage, and includes details of all those who won medals. These varied from the George Medal to the King's Medal which had been specially created for acts of heroism by foreigners. However, eventually, at the end of 1947/early 1948, a government decision was ta...
Rossano
July 1942, Major Gordon Lett was taken prisoner following the fall at Tobruk. After 14 months prison camps at Bari and Chieti, he managed to escape in September 1943 from the camp at Veano and fled to the mountains above the Cisa Pass. Rather than return to England, he founded and led an entirely non-political group of partisans, the Battaglione Internazionale. This group fought the Brigate Nere and the Germans along the Magra valley from North of Pontremoli to La Spezia for 18 months. They were influential in the success of the Allied advance, providing permanent lines of communication with the Allies were established, supplies dropped by air and, later, SAS troops sent in to assist the Bri...
S.A.S. in Tuscany, 1943–1945
While always dangerous and daring, SAS operations are by no means invariably successful and when they go wrong, they do so very badly. The first of the three operations covered in this book, SPEEDWELL 2, saw six men drop blind into Northern Tuscany on 8 September 1943, by chance the day of the Italian Armistice. But with no radios or air/ground support their courageous three week operation ended in disaster; four were captured and executed and only one got out. The second and third operations, GALIA (winter 44/45) and BLIMEY (April 1945), provided contrasting results. GALIA, 34 men led by Captain Walker-brown, tied up many thousands of enemy troops for nearly two months under extreme winter conditions an extraordinary achievement, thanks in measure to cooperation with an SOE mission led by Major Gordon Lett, the authors father. BLIMEY sadly achieved little and the reasons for the success and failure of these two operations are carefully analyzed.This book adds valuable new information on SAS operations in WWII.
Apennine Crossings
This innovative exploration of the literature, history, and culture of the Apennines links a twenty-first century journey along the walking trail of the 'Great Apennine Excursion' to accounts and discussions of past travellers--including pilgrims, merchants, tourists, soldiers, partisans, and poets--from the Medieval period up to World War Two.
An Extraordinary Italian Imprisonment
This book tells the story of prisoner of war camp PG 21, at Chieti, Italy, between August 1942 and September 1943. It was grossly overcrowded, with little running water, no proper sanitation, and in winter no heating.??Conditions (food/clothing) for POWs were so bad that they were debated in the House of Commons.??The prisoners suffered under a violently pro-Fascist regime. The first Commandant personally beat up one recaptured escaper. A pilot was murdered by an Italian guard following his escape attempt. Tunnels were dug, and the prisoners were even prepared to swim through human sewage to try and get out. Morale in the camp remained remarkably high. Two England cricket internationals staged a full scale cricket match. Theatre and music also thrived.??After the Italian Armistice, in September 1943, the British Commander refused to allow the ex-prisoners to leave camp. Germans took over the camp, and most prisoners were transported to Germany. Some managed to hide, and more than half of these subsequently escaped. After the war, a number of the Camp staff were arrested for war crimes.
A Need to Testify
Introduction by Ted Morgan When originally released in the early 1980s, New Statesman called Origo's final book 'a sensitive and beautifully written book by a remarkable writer.' Available again in this new edition, Origo's memoir tells the story of four friends, writer Lauro de Bosis, American monologuist Ruth Draper, the historian Gaetano Salvemi, and author of 'Fontamara' and 'Bread and Wine', Ignazio Silone, each of whom made various life sacrifices in the fight for a non-fascist Italy. Illustrated throughout with photos.
Amino Acids, Peptides and Proteins
In an ever-increasing domain of activity Amino Acids Peptides and Proteins provides an annual compilation of the world's research effort into this important area of biological chemistry. Volume 31 provides a review of literature published during 1998. Comprising a comprehensive review of significant developments at this biology/chemistry interface each volume opens with an overview of amino acids and their applications. Work on peptides is reviewed over several chapters ranging from current trends in their synthesis and conformational and structural analysis to peptidomimetics and the discovery of peptide-related molecules in nature. The application of advanced techniques in structural elucidation is incorporated into all chapters whilst periodic chapters on metal complexes of amino acids, peptides and beta-lactams extend the scope of coverage. Efficient searching of specialist topics is facilitated by the sub-division of chapters into discrete subject areas allowing annual trends to be monitored. All researchers in the pharmaceutical and allied industries and at the biology/chemistry interface in academia will find this an indispensable reference source.
SAS in Italy 1943-1945
This is the story of Britain's elite special force in Italy during the Second World War. In the summer of 1943 the SAS came out of Africa to carry the fight to the Germans and Fascists in Sicily and the mainland. On the Italian Armistice and Surrender in September 1943 the originator of the SAS, Scots Guards lieutenant David Stirling, was a prisoner at the high-security prisoner of war camp five at Gavi in Piedmont, north-western Italy, after being captured in January in Tunisia. He eventually ended up as a prisoner at Colditz Castle in Germany, but his work continued. The idea of small groups of parachute-trained soldiers operating behind enemy lines to gain intelligence, destroy enemy aircraft, and attack their supply and reinforcement routes, was realised in the many daring missions carried out in Italy by the men of 2nd SAS Regiment and the Special Raiding Squadron. The famous SAS motto of 'Who dares wins, ' was swiftly translated into the Italian 'Chi osa vince.' This book reveals how words were turned into deeds.
