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Lcsmcat
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Iris Origo writes this for herself, not for publication, in the years 1939-40, living in Italy and married to an Italian, but of British and American parentage she has a unique perspective on the war brewing in Europe. So well written that after finishing it, before writing this, I went online and ordered two more (tagged in comments.) I could do worse than take her as a model for how to get through the next regime. #LitsyAtoZ #letterC @Texreader

Lcsmcat If you‘re not conversant (as I am not) in the details of the beginnings of WWII, or early 20th century Italian politics, prepare to do some Googling. She wrote this for herself so people and events aren‘t always explained. 9h
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Lcsmcat
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I know the print is small, but I wanted to give you the whole quote. Written in 1939 about Mussolini. But . . . Plus ça change, plus c‘est la même chose.

Leftcoastzen Wow! Enough said . 14h
Texreader Thanks for posting. Wow 14h
kspenmoll A third wow, but not a surprise. Thank you for posting! 13h
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Lcsmcat
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The diary of a woman whose mother was British, father was American, and husband was Italian. She lived in Italy and is writing during 1939-1940. In a fascist regime. I think there may be much to learn from this slim volume.

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archaeolibrarianologist
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Susanita
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My score is 11/100 and none of them stands out as a particular favorite. Yes, I‘m counting that I watched The Longest Day when I was eight years old, even though I slept through most of it. Perhaps I‘ll revisit it now that I understand the subject matter more! #TLT

dabbe I say if you were in front of the movie, it counts! 😂 Thanks for playing and sharing! 🧡🖤🧡 3mo
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Bookwormjillk
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Another book I never would have read if it weren‘t for a Litsy challenge. In this book a hobbyist searches for the missing people in #Palau - the scene of some of the bloodiest battles of WWII. I found this short book to be very interesting. #ReadingOceania24

Librarybelle I love how these challenges help us find new-to-us authors and books! 3mo
BarbaraBB One of the bloodiest battles? Who would have thought. It‘s always refreshing and important to read about such events 3mo
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Danay
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I‘ve gotten behind on posting my books on here. I‘ve been traveling. So the next few posts are a dump of the rest of September books. First I started with this Bletchley series. I really love reading about the women who worked at Bletchley.

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Coffeymuse
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I really need to read the book the miniseries is based on as I really enjoyed the miniseries.

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Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 🙏🏻👏🏻 4mo
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peaKnit
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#wondrouswednesday @Eggs

1. The Ardennes forest.
2. Tagged - fun fact, Stephen Ambrose grew up in Whitewater and graduated from the Highschool my parents (and all of my aunts, uncles and cousins) later attended and an aunt now teacher in the building which is now a middle school.

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