Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource BIbliografia Colonizzazioni interne Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Italian society under Anglo-American bombs: propaganda, experience and legend, 1940–1945 Type The nature or genre of the resource Journal Article Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Claudia Baldoli Marco Fincardi Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright © 2009 Cambridge University Press Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Dicembre 1, 2009 Zotero Title Italian society under Anglo-American bombs: propaganda, experience and legend, 1940–1945 Item Type Journal Article Author Claudia Baldoli Marco Fincardi URL http://www.jstor.org/stable/25643868 Rights Copyright © 2009 Cambridge University Press Volume 52 Issue 4 Pages 1017-1038 Publication Title The Historical Journal ISSN 0018-246X Date Dicembre 1, 2009 Journal Abbreviation The Historical Journal Access Date 2014-11-19 22:08:43 Library Catalog JSTOR Abstract Note The Italian experience of being bombed has been neglected in the historiography of the Second World War, especially in English. This marginalization is not justified by the record of events; according to official estimates, Italian civilian victims of bombing numbered around 60,000. The reaction of the Italian population to air raids was carefully evaluated and discussed by the Allies, who decided to hit civilians living near industrial areas with a view to testing their psychological resistance. The article focuses on the civilians' reactions to death coming from the sky, by examining their response to both Anglo-American and Fascist propaganda, and to the experience of the raids at different stages of the war. It analyses the ways in which civilians coped with the collapse of state defences (including the creation of legends and the spreading of rumours independent of state propaganda), and the psychologically complex and shifting response to bombers who introduced themselves as liberators. The research presented is based on archival sources, particularly prefects' reports from different parts of Italy to the Ministry of Interior, on both Anglo-American and Fascist propaganda, newspaper articles, and civilians' diaries. Short Title ITALIAN SOCIETY UNDER ANGLO-AMERICAN BOMBS