Italian Prisoners of War in the Soviet Union. 1941 - 1954

For the first time in its entirety recreated some of the most tragic and little-known episodes of World War II and the postwar period: Russian campaign Mussolini, trapping the soldiers of the Italian Army in Russia (ARMIR), the content in captivity, repatriation difficult for the few. The study is based on newly opened archival sources, the author on personal meetings with veterans of the Russian campaign and extensive memoirs and historical literature.