world war ii
How Italians helped Allied prisoners escape during WWII
When Italy surrendered to the Allies 75 years ago last month, thousands of prisoners of war in Italian camps found themselves faced with a choice: to stay put and hope to be liberated, or to escape and embark on an uncertain journey to safe territory. Katrina Kittel’s father chose the latter, and now the Australian historian has made it her mission to discover what happened to others who took the same leap.
