Why Study Italy in World War II?
Jim Heddlesten, creator of Commando Supremo Website.So, you may be asking yourself why this guy is so interested in Italian World War Two history. If the drama and intensity of warfare are what draw an individual to study it, surely other countries involved in the conflict would have more to offer. The answer is really quite simple: It’s because I was born and raised in Italy. As a young child growing up in Naples, Italy, I was able to see and hear the Italian perspective of the war. I was able to view the remaining relics and bunkers, hear first-hand testimony from my grandfather and his friends, and the eternal argument from those who still maintain respect for Benito Mussolini in shaping Italy into a superpower and disdain from those who blame him for Italy’s destruction in the war. Italy was an Axis nation aligned with Germany and Japan in what is referred to as the “Pact of Steel.” Although Italy was able to achieve some tactical victories in WWII, it’s economy was never able to o
