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R100.00In July 1943, the Allies launched their first assault against Hitler's "Fortress Europe" by invading Sicily. Mussolini's Island portrays the full horror and glory, the fear and the foul-ups of one of the least knwon but most dramatic and controversial campaigns of World War II, the battle for Sicily.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Born in Stockport, William Garbutt was a reasonably successful winger with Blackburn Rovers, having first played for Woolwich Arsenal, when injury finished his career at the age of 29.He was good enough to have played for the Football League against the Scottish League. The usual route for ex-professionals was to become a publican but in 1912 Garbutt moved to Italy and took charge of Genoa Cricket and Football Club. In doing so he became the first professional football manager in Italian football. His professionalism and revolutionary ideas had a great impact on the club and under his guidance Genoa won the Italian League Championship three times - in 1915, 1923 and 1924. Garbutt is still considered an icon in Genoese football circles and is the reason why, to this day, Italian players call their manager 'Mister'. In 1927 he joined the newly formed AS Roma and guided them to a cup win in his first season. He then moved to Napoli for six seasons, taking them to third position in the league - the highest spot they had ever enjoyed and which they only bettered many years later. Garbutt repeated his remarkable success on moving to Spain in 1935, where he guided Athletic Bilbao to the championship of the Spanish League before returning to his first love, Genoa, shortly afterwards. As a British citizen he was an exile under Mussolini's fascists and was interned in Imola when his wife was killed by American bombing. He returned to England in the late 1940s and died in 1964 in Warwick. Author Paul Edgerton traced his adopted daughter Maria for a unique insight into an extraordinary man. Features Summary An Englishman abroad. The former Blackburn footballer who blazed a trail in Italian management. Author Paul Edgerton Publisher Sportsbooks Release date 20091001 Pages 224 ISBN 1-899807-82-9 ISBN 13 978-1-899807-82-6

Author: Margaret MacMillan Publisher: Profile Books (2010) ISBN-10: 1846682100 ISBN-13: 9781846682100 Condition: Very Good. Light wear to cover edges and corners. Binding: Softcover Pages: 194 Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 1 cm +++ by Margaret MacMillan +++ Abuses of history can have dire consequences - look at Yugoslavia in the 1990s. Margaret MacMillan's argument for why history matters shows how treating the past with respect can lead us to a better understanding with the present. The past is capricious enough to support every stance - no matter how questionable. In 2002, the Bush administration decided that dealing with Saddam Hussein was like appeasing Hitler or Mussolini, and promptly invaded Iraq. Were they wrong to look to history for guidance? No, their mistake was to exaggerate one of its lessons while suppressing others of equal importance. History is often hijacked through suppression, manipulation, and, sometimes, even outright deception. MacMillan's book is packed full of examples of the abuses of history. In response, she urges us to treat the past with care and respect.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days This is a fascinating exploration of the relatively unknown aspect of the Holocaust and how it affected Italian Jews, Italian citizens, and foreign Jews who were in Italy at the time. De Felice describes how the Fascist regime reached its decisions and how these decisions were then implemented. Mussolini is a central figure in this profound and scholarly study in dictatorship, analyzed meticulously in its most revolting and cynical manifestation. Features Summary An extremely detailed account and history of the Italian Jews during Italy's 23-year history of fascism and involvement in World War II. There is simply no other book like this. Author Renzo De Felice (Author), Michael Arthur Ledeen (Preface by), Robert Miller (Translator) Publisher Enigma Books Release date 20041231 Pages 823 ISBN 1-929631-01-4 ISBN 13 978-1-929631-01-8