Gianni Oliva

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Gianni Oliva
Born (1952-10-26) 26 October 1952 (age 73)
Alma mater University of Udine
Scientific career
Fields Modern history

Giovanni Oliva (short Gianni) is an Italian historian and politician from Turin.

Oliva specialises in Italian modern history, and in particular subjects related to the history of Italy during World War II.

He has written books about the Italian resistance movement, Italian war crimes, [1] German and fascist war crimes in Italy during the period 1943 to 1945, the Italian Social Republic, the 1945 anti-fascist epuration, the foibe massacres and the Istrian–Dalmatian exodus.

Oliva has also been active in politics, and has held several public offices, first as a member of the Italian Communist Party, then of the Democratic Party of the Left.

Publications

References

  1. Oliva, Gianni (2006) «Si ammazza troppo poco». I crimini di guerra italiani. 1940-43 Archived 2011-07-20 at the Wayback Machine , Mondadori, ISBN   8804551291