03681cam a22004818i 45000010011000000030006000110050017000170080041000340100017000750200018000920400028001100420008001380430012001460500024001580820028001821000042002102450100002522460065003522630010004172640044004273000131004713360027006023370029006293380028006585040051006865050052007375201659007896000040024486000035024886000039025236000039025626500063026016500047026646500047027116500042027586500041028006500040028416500036028817760129029179420014030469990017030609520122030771497265203OCoLC20250425112504.0250203s2025    nyu      b    001 0ceng    a  2024057102  a9780593476000  aDLCbengerdacDLCdajm  apcc  ae-it---00aD802.I8bC5896 202500a940.54223/eng/202502071 aCope, Suzanne,d1978-eauthor.91974910aWomen of War:bthe Italian Assassins, Spies, and Couriers Who Fought the Nazis /cSuzanne Cope.30aItalian assassins, spies, and couriers who fought the Nazis.  a2504. 1a[New York, New York] :bDutton,c[2025]  a398 pagesc16 cmeEpilogue, Acknowledgments, Notes on Sources, Bibliography, Archives and Museums, Interviews, Notes and Index  atextbtxt2rdacontent.  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia.  avolumebnc2rdacarrier.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aWar Comes to Italy -- Resistance -- Liberation.  a"From underground soldiers to intrepid spies, Women of War unearths the hidden history of the brave women who risked their lives to overthrow the Nazi occupation and liberate Italy. Using primary sources and brand new scholarship, historian Suzanne Cope illuminates the roles played by women while Italians struggled under dual foes: Nazi invaders and Italian fascist loyalists. Cope's research and storytelling introduces four brave and resourceful women who risked everything to overthrow the Nazi occupation and pry their future from the fascist grasp. We meet Carla Capponi in Rome, where she made bombs in an underground bunker then ferried them to their deadly destination wearing lipstick and a trenchcoat; and Bianca Guidetti Serra who rode her bicycle up switchbacks in the Alps, dodging bullets while delivering bags of clandestine newspapers and munitions to the anti-fascist armies hidden in the mountains. In Florence, the young future author of Italy's new constitution, Teresa Mattei, carried secret messages and hid bombs; while Anita Malavasi led troops across the Apennine Mountains. Women of War brings their experiences as underground resistance fighters, partisan combatants, spies, and saboteurs to life. Essential and original, Women of War offers not only a reexamination of the elision of women from vital WWII history but also a valuable perspective on the ongoing fight for gender equality and social justice. After all, these were the women who launched a feminist movement as they fought for the future of their country, and what that could mean for its women, all while under Nazi and fascist fire"--cProvided by publisher.10aMalavasi, Anita,d1921-2011.91975010aGuidetti Serra, Bianca.91975110aMattei, Teresa,d1921-2013.91975210aCapponi, Carla,d1918-2000.919753 0aWorld War, 1939-1945xUnderground movementszItaly.919754 0aWomen guerrillaszItalyvBiography.919755 0aFemale assassinszItalyvBiography.919756 0aWomen spieszItalyvBiography.919757 0aGuerrillaszItalyvBiography.919758 0aAssassinszItalyvBiography.919759 0aSpieszItalyvBiography.91976008iOnline version:aCope, Suzanne, 1978-tWomen of ward[New York, New York] : Dutton, [2025]z9780593476017w(DLC) 2024057103.  2ddccBOOK  c30576d30576  2ddc4070aABELJbABELJcNFd2025-04-25g32.00l2m1o940.54 COPEp40309r2025-06-20s2025-06-12w2025-04-25yBOOK11