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- catalog abstract "After World War II more than one hundred books appeared that dealt with the experience of the Italian army in Russia, and particularly the terrible winter retreat of 1942-1943. Few Returned (I piu non ritornano) is the only one of these that is still regularly reissued in Italy. Eugenio Corti, who was a twenty-one-year-old second lieutenant at the time, found himself, together with 30,000 Italians and a smaller contingent of Germans, encircled on the banks of the river. Don by enemy forces who far outnumbered them. To break out of this encirclement, these men undertook a desperate march across the snow, with constant engagements and in temperatures ranging from -20 to -30 degrees Fahrenheit. Whereas supplies were air-dropped to the Germans, the predicament of the Italians was far more difficult: lacking gasoline, they were compelled to abandon their vehicles and to proceed without heavy arms, equipment, ammunition, or provisions. Even. the wounded had to be abandoned, though it was well known that the soldiers of the Red Army - enraged by the brutality of the German invasion - killed all the enemy wounded who fell into their hands. After twenty-eight days of encirclement, only 4,000 of the 30,000 Italians made it out of the pocket. Why is it that Corti's book, which was first published in 1947, continues after fifty years to be reprinted in Italy? Because, as Benedetto Croce wrote, one finds in Corti's. book "the not infrequent gleam of human goodness and nobility." Few Returned is a classic of war literature that succeeds in bringing home the full hatefulness of war.".
- catalog alternative "Piu non ritornano. English".
- catalog contributor b10245799.
- catalog created "c1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "c1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
- catalog description "After World War II more than one hundred books appeared that dealt with the experience of the Italian army in Russia, and particularly the terrible winter retreat of 1942-1943. Few Returned (I piu non ritornano) is the only one of these that is still regularly reissued in Italy. Eugenio Corti, who was a twenty-one-year-old second lieutenant at the time, found himself, together with 30,000 Italians and a smaller contingent of Germans, encircled on the banks of the river.".
- catalog description "Don by enemy forces who far outnumbered them. To break out of this encirclement, these men undertook a desperate march across the snow, with constant engagements and in temperatures ranging from -20 to -30 degrees Fahrenheit. Whereas supplies were air-dropped to the Germans, the predicament of the Italians was far more difficult: lacking gasoline, they were compelled to abandon their vehicles and to proceed without heavy arms, equipment, ammunition, or provisions. Even.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references.".
- catalog description "book "the not infrequent gleam of human goodness and nobility." Few Returned is a classic of war literature that succeeds in bringing home the full hatefulness of war.".
- catalog description "the wounded had to be abandoned, though it was well known that the soldiers of the Red Army - enraged by the brutality of the German invasion - killed all the enemy wounded who fell into their hands. After twenty-eight days of encirclement, only 4,000 of the 30,000 Italians made it out of the pocket. Why is it that Corti's book, which was first published in 1947, continues after fifty years to be reprinted in Italy? Because, as Benedetto Croce wrote, one finds in Corti's.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 253 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Few returned.".
- catalog identifier "0826211151 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Few returned.".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "c1997.".
- catalog language "eng ita".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri Press,".
- catalog relation "Few returned.".
- catalog spatial "Italy".
- catalog spatial "Russia (Federation) Don River Valley.".
- catalog subject "940.54/21749/092 b 21".
- catalog subject "Corti, Eugenio, 1921- Diaries.".
- catalog subject "Corti, Eugenio, 1921-2014 Diaries.".
- catalog subject "D764.7.D6 C67 1997".
- catalog subject "Italy. Esercito Biography.".
- catalog subject "Italy. Esercito. Corpo d'armata, 35 History.".
- catalog subject "Italy. Regio Esercito Biography.".
- catalog subject "Italy. Regio Esercito. Corpo d'armata, Trentacinquesimo History.".
- catalog subject "Soldiers Italy Diaries.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Russia (Federation) Don River Valley.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Personal narratives, Italian.".
- catalog title "Few returned : twenty-eight days on the Russian Front, winter 1942-1943 / Eugenio Corti ; translated by Peter Edward Levy ; foreword by Carlo D'Este.".
- catalog title "Piu non ritornano. English".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "Diaries. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "Personal narratives Italian. fast".
- catalog type "text".