Summary of Robert M. Edsel's Saving Italy

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 The meeting between Hitler and Mussolini took place on July 19, 1943, at Villa Gaggia, near the town of Feltre, some fifty miles north of Venice. It was Hitler’s last trip to Italy. Mussolini had no interest in forming an alliance with Germany, but he was impressed by Hitler’s consolidation of power and the remarkable turnaround of German industry. #2 In 1943, Italy was almost out of resources, and the German