Britain, Italy and the Origins of the Cold War

by E. Pedaliu

Overview

Effie G.H. Pedaliu analyzes the British Labour government's contribution to the postwar reconstruction of Italy. The book focuses on five areas: the punishment of war criminality; the reconstruction of the Italian armed forces; the Italian elections of April 1948 and Italy's institutional role in western security arrangements and on European integrative bodies. It reveals that British policy towards Italy was underpinned not only by power politics but also by moral and ideological considerations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780333973806
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	10/23/2003
Series:	Cold War History Series
Edition description:	2003
Pages:	239
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.13(d)

About the Author

Effie G.H. Pedaliu is in the Department of War Studies, King's College.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Introduction Britain and the Prosecution of Italian War Criminals The Reconstruction of the Postwar Italian Armed Forces The 'British Way to Socialism': British Intervention in the Italian Election of April 1948 and its Aftermath The North Atlantic Treaty: Britain and the Issue of Italian Membership Britain, Italy and European Cooperation in the 1940s Conclusion Bibliography

Editorial Reviews

'Overall, this is a highly recommendable book. Far from being relevant solely to scholars interested in Italian history, it also offers interesting insights on the Attlee government's foreign policy and on the reconfiguration of Ango-American relations within the context of the Cold War.' - Ilaria Favretto, European History Quarterly

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