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Italian book on PoW camps
The book “Prigionieri in Italia” curated by historian Marco Minardi provides new insights into the Allied presence in Italy during WWII, focusing on PoW camps. The volume, featuring leading Italian experts, covers various aspects, from organization and infringements of the Geneva Convention to the help given by local farmers. It sheds light on lesser-known camps,…
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Zoominar on Eric Newby
Nearly 200 people joined a MSMT zoominar on 12 May 2021 to honor Eric Newby’s Love and War in the Apennines. This marked the 50th anniversary of the book’s publication and featured research by Professor Robert Tregay on Newby’s escape route. The event also raised £1,000 in donations for the Trust.
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Recognition for Servigliano
The Italian Senate unanimously approved a bill on March 4th, 2021 for the former prisoner of war camp at Servigliano to become a national monument. This initiative marks an essential step in preserving the camp’s historical significance. The bill, which now moves to the lower house, has garnered support for the cultural and educational value…
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Bugle call to freedom
(An account of this project was carried in an article in La Gazzetta di Parma on 7 September. Gazzetta di Parma On 9 September the Monte San Martino Trust published the first version in English that tells the story of the mass escape of prisoners of war from a camp at Fontanellato, Italy, from the…
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Research into Indian PoWs
Light is being shed on the largely forgotten story of Indian soldiers who became prisoners of war in Italy, thanks to the research of Annu Palakunnathu Matthew, Professor of Art (photography) at the University of Rhode Island, USA. The PoWs were among the 50,000 Indian soldiers who fought in the Italian campaign on behalf of…
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Leslie Young’s exploits
Nick Young, MSMT’s chairman, will share his father Leslie’s remarkable wartime experiences at the National Army Museum in London on January 17th. Leslie survived Dunkirk, joined the Commandos, and escaped from an Italian prisoner of war camp. Nick’s book, “Escaping With His Life,” details Leslie’s courageous journey through the Second World War.
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Vanni Treves 1940-2019
Vanni Treves, who died on 10th November 2019, had, in his own words, a start to life that was “not terribly auspicious”. He overcame that to become a highly successful lawyer, businessman and chairman of several public bodies. He found the time, too, to serve as a trustee of the Monte San Martino Trust, notably…
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A long walk home
One of the most readable – and poignant – accounts of an escape in wartime Italy has been republished, restoring one of the main actors to his rightful place. The Long Walk Home, which had been out of print since a 1952 edition, tells the story of the escape of two young officers from German…
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Two intrepid escapers
The Monte San Martino Trust recently published two compelling books, “Escaping With His Life” by Nicholas Young and “The British Partisan” by Michael Ross. The former details Major Leslie Young’s remarkable escape from an Italian PoW camp, while the latter covers Michael Ross’s experiences during and after his captivity. Both books shed light on extraordinary…
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Memorial to Keith Killby
On May 16th, 2019, a small piazza in Monte San Martino was dedicated to the memory of the Trust’s founder. John Simkins reports on the ceremony.
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