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I am not done with stories of resistance from Italy during WW II. Today, I’ll tell the story of a friend, one of the very last partisan commanders to still be alive—Federigo Giordano (battle name “Gek.”) His name is still recognized in some towns in Northern Italy since he was the one to lead his men to liberate them from Fascists and Nazis. In this episode we’ll tackle the growth of racism within Fascist ideology, becoming a partisan in the mountains of Northern Italy, rejecting the Alexander Proclamation, saving American aviators, participating in the capture of Benito Mussolini, Mussolini ‘hanging’ in Piazzale Loreto, drunk Nazis in one room while partisans hide in the attic, having to explain to a 90+ year old lady why you killed her sister over 70 years earlier, and much more.
It's the finale of this series on the Genpei War (1180-1185); the showdown
between the two most powerful clans of the age. This episode is one of the
most drama & action packed that I have ever covered in History on Fire.
We'll discuss Minamoto Yoritomo's Godzilla-sized ego, the Minamoto...
Published 08/26/24
The Genpei War (1180-1185), pitting against one another the two most
powerful clans of the era, the Minamoto and the Taira, is one of the most
crucial turning points in Japanese history. Movies and video games have
usually overlooked this conflict in favor of the civil wars of the warring...
Published 07/30/24