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Italy's Morale Crisis
Season 1 · Episode 708

Italy's Morale Crisis

WW2 Pod: We Have Ways of Making You Talk · Goalhanger

October 26, 20231h 3m

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Show Notes

Italy proved a nightmare place to fight, no matter what side you were on: the endless mountains, the innumerable rivers, the narrowness of roads, the blazing heat, and then torrential rain and freezing cold.

Jonathan Fennell, John McManus and James Holland ask, just how big was the crisis in morale for both sides and how did commanders deal with the weight of expectation, mounting casualties and truly appalling conditions? 

Recorded at We Have Ways Fest

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