Italian resistance

Content about the Italian resistance to fascism during and prior to World War II.

Italian partisans in World War II

Italian partisans in World War II

Obituary: Goliardo Fiaschi, 1930-2000 - Stuart Christie

Obituary of Italian anarchist Goliardo Fiaschi by Stuart Christie from the Guardian newspaper.

Arditi del Popolo

1918-1922: The Arditi del Popolo

A history of the people's militias who fought Italy's fascists covering the birth, growth and decline of the world's first anti-fascist group,…

Michael Schirru

Michael Schirru and the attempted assassination of Mussolini - Raffaele Schiavina

An account of the trial and death of American anarchist Michael Schirru, who travelled to Italy to…

Angelo Pellegrino Sbardellotto

Sbardellotto, Angelo Pellegrino, 1907-1932

A short biography of Angelo Pellegrino Sbardellotto, Italian anarchist and coal miner who attempted to assassinate fascist leader Benito…

Fiaschi, Goliardo, 1930-2000

A biography of Italian anarchist and anti-fascist partisan and book seller Goliardo Fiaschi.

Gino Lucetti

Lucetti, Gino, 1900-1943

A short biography of the Italian anarchist, Gino Lucetti, who tried to assassinate the world’s first fascist dictator, Benito Mussolini, in 1926.