My Wartime Italian Roots and My Canadian Dream
During the second war, the town of Pettorano sul Gizio was very
close to the action because of it's proximity to the Gustav Line, a
defensive position estabilished by the Germans to slow down the
advancing Allied forces. Pettorano's geographic coordinates and it's
major transportation corridors, motivated the Germans army to set
up a post in this locale. As the results of location and the German
army presence, the town is rich in war history, including the evacuation
of 4,000 souls when a major offensive was imminent. Some of the
evacuees scattered into neighbouring outskirts, but most of them fl ed
into the mountains near the village, seeking refuge.
I have also added another story, which I share with at least 3,000
citizen of Pettorano: the immigrant experience.The war and its
devastation on the economy made imperative the necessity to leave the
homeland in search of a better life. Many of us came to Canada. It is
from here that I recall the journey and pen these words and comment on
the events so that our children's and grandchildren's generation might
appreciate the sacrifi ces endured by their ancestors.
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close to the action because of it's proximity to the Gustav Line, a
defensive position estabilished by the Germans to slow down the
advancing Allied forces. Pettorano's geographic coordinates and it's
major transportation corridors, motivated the Germans army to set
up a post in this locale. As the results of location and the German
army presence, the town is rich in war history, including the evacuation
of 4,000 souls when a major offensive was imminent. Some of the
evacuees scattered into neighbouring outskirts, but most of them fl ed
into the mountains near the village, seeking refuge.
I have also added another story, which I share with at least 3,000
citizen of Pettorano: the immigrant experience.The war and its
devastation on the economy made imperative the necessity to leave the
homeland in search of a better life. Many of us came to Canada. It is
from here that I recall the journey and pen these words and comment on
the events so that our children's and grandchildren's generation might
appreciate the sacrifi ces endured by their ancestors.
My Wartime Italian Roots and My Canadian Dream
During the second war, the town of Pettorano sul Gizio was very
close to the action because of it's proximity to the Gustav Line, a
defensive position estabilished by the Germans to slow down the
advancing Allied forces. Pettorano's geographic coordinates and it's
major transportation corridors, motivated the Germans army to set
up a post in this locale. As the results of location and the German
army presence, the town is rich in war history, including the evacuation
of 4,000 souls when a major offensive was imminent. Some of the
evacuees scattered into neighbouring outskirts, but most of them fl ed
into the mountains near the village, seeking refuge.
I have also added another story, which I share with at least 3,000
citizen of Pettorano: the immigrant experience.The war and its
devastation on the economy made imperative the necessity to leave the
homeland in search of a better life. Many of us came to Canada. It is
from here that I recall the journey and pen these words and comment on
the events so that our children's and grandchildren's generation might
appreciate the sacrifi ces endured by their ancestors.
close to the action because of it's proximity to the Gustav Line, a
defensive position estabilished by the Germans to slow down the
advancing Allied forces. Pettorano's geographic coordinates and it's
major transportation corridors, motivated the Germans army to set
up a post in this locale. As the results of location and the German
army presence, the town is rich in war history, including the evacuation
of 4,000 souls when a major offensive was imminent. Some of the
evacuees scattered into neighbouring outskirts, but most of them fl ed
into the mountains near the village, seeking refuge.
I have also added another story, which I share with at least 3,000
citizen of Pettorano: the immigrant experience.The war and its
devastation on the economy made imperative the necessity to leave the
homeland in search of a better life. Many of us came to Canada. It is
from here that I recall the journey and pen these words and comment on
the events so that our children's and grandchildren's generation might
appreciate the sacrifi ces endured by their ancestors.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781453575697 |
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Publisher: | Xlibris US |
Publication date: | 09/30/2010 |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 368 |
File size: | 1 MB |
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