{"product_id":"women-of-war-the-italian-assassins-spies-and-couriers-who-fought-the-nazis-hardcover","title":"Women of War: The Italian Assassins, Spies, and Couriers Who Fought the Nazis - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSuzanne Cope\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe gripping, true, and untold history of the Italian anti-fascist resistance during World War II, told through the stories of four spectacularly courageous women fighters\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From underground soldiers to intrepid spies, \u003ci\u003eWomen of War\u003c\/i\u003e unearths the hidden history of the brave women who risked their lives to overthrow the Nazi occupation and liberate Italy. Using primary sources and brand new scholarship, historian Suzanne Cope illuminates the roles played by women while Italians struggled under dual foes: Nazi invaders and Italian fascist loyalists. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Cope's research and storytelling introduces four brave and resourceful women who risked everything to overthrow the Nazi occupation and pry their future from the fascist grasp. We meet Carla Capponi in Rome, where she made bombs in an underground bunker then ferried them to their deadly destination wearing lipstick and a trenchcoat; and Bianca Guidetti Serra who rode her bicycle up switchbacks in the Alps, dodging bullets while delivering bags of clandestine newspapers and munitions to the anti-fascist armies hidden in the mountains. In Florence, the young future author of Italy's new constitution, Teresa Mattei, carried secret messages and hid bombs; while Anita Malavasi led troops across the Apennine Mountains. \u003ci\u003eWomen of War \u003c\/i\u003ebrings their experiences as underground resistance fighters, partisan combatants, spies, and saboteurs to life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Essential and original, \u003ci\u003eWomen of War\u003c\/i\u003e offers not only a reexamination of the elision of women from vital WWII history but also a valuable perspective on the ongoing fight for gender equality and social justice. After all, these were the women who launched a feminist movement as they fought for the future of their country, and what that could mean for its women, all while under Nazi and fascist fire.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuzanne Cope\u003c\/b\u003e is a scholar and narrative journalist, and is the author of \u003ci\u003ePower Hungry: Women of the Black Panther Party and Freedom Summer and Their Fight to Feed a Movement\u003c\/i\u003e. Her work on themes of political and social change, feminism, food, and culture has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, The Atlantic, Los Angeles Review of Books, Food \u0026amp; Wine, \u003c\/i\u003ethe BBC\u003ci\u003e, The Washington Post, Aeon\u003c\/i\u003e, and others. She is a professor at New York University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.58 x 9.22 x 6.38 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 29, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978236002605,"sku":"9780593476000","price":30.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/ulC1bn8D9o9780593476000.webp?v=1775801187","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/women-of-war-the-italian-assassins-spies-and-couriers-who-fought-the-nazis-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}