How Long to Read Stalin's Italian Prisoners of War

How Long Does it Take to Read Stalin's Italian Prisoners of War?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 40 minutes to read Stalin's Italian Prisoners of War by Maria Teresa Giusti

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

This book reconstructs the fate of Italian prisoners of war captured by the Red Army between August 1941 and the winter of 1942-43. On 230.000 Italians left on the Eastern front almost 100.000 did not come back home. Testimonies and memoirs from surviving veterans complement the author's intensive work in Russian and Italian archives. The study examines Italian war crimes against the Soviet civilian population and describes the particularly grim fate of the thousands of Italian military internees who after the 8 September 1943 Armistice had been sent to Germany and were subsequently captured by the Soviet army to be deported to the USSR. The book presents everyday life and death in the Soviet prisoner camps and explains the particularly high mortality among Italian prisoners. Giusti explores how well the system of prisoner labor, personally supervised by Stalin, was planned, starting in 1943. A special focus of the study is antifascist propaganda among prisoners and the infiltration of the Soviet security agencies in the camps. Stalin was keen to create a new cohort of supporters through the mass political reeducation of war prisoners, especially middle-class intellectuals and military élite. The book ends with the laborious diplomatic talks in 1946 and 1947 between USSR, Italy, and the Holy See for the repatriation of the surviving prisoners.

How long is Stalin's Italian Prisoners of War?

Stalin's Italian Prisoners of War by Maria Teresa Giusti is 388 pages long, and a total of 100,104 words.

This makes it 131% the length of the average book. It also has 122% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Stalin's Italian Prisoners of War Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 7 minutes to read Stalin's Italian Prisoners of War aloud.

What Reading Level is Stalin's Italian Prisoners of War?

Stalin's Italian Prisoners of War is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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