Arrigo Petacco
Encyclopedia
Arrigo Petacco is an Italian writer
, historian
and journalist
.
and La Storia Illustrata, and author of the homonymous monthly television program on the RAI
.
He began his journalistic career at Il Lavoro, a newspaper published in Genoa
, directed by Sandro Pertini. Prolific historical writer, experienced journalist an appreciated historian, he even wrote several film plots and made numerous television programs, especially for RAI, the Italian main public service broadcaster. In his career as a journalist has interviewed some of the protagonists of the Second World War.
In 1957 Petacco married Lucetta De Martino from who had two daughters: Monica, who lives in Rome
, and Carlotta, living in Milan
. He is widowed since 1989.
Since then he lives alone, actually in Portovenere
, near La Spezia
.
In 1983 he won the Saint Vincent award for journalism and in 2006 received the Capo d'Orlando prize even for journalism.
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
and journalist
Journalist
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Life and activities
He was special envoy, editor-in-chief and executive director of La NazioneLa Nazione
La Nazione is one of the oldest regional newspapers in Italy. It merged with Cavour's famous political newspaper, Il Risorgimento, in 1849. Based in Florence, Italy, it is published in numerous local editions for the regions of Tuscany, Umbria and for the Province of La Spezia in Liguria.-...
and La Storia Illustrata, and author of the homonymous monthly television program on the RAI
RAI
RAI — Radiotelevisione italiana S.p.A. known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane, is the Italian state owned public service broadcaster controlled by the Ministry of Economic Development. Rai is the biggest television company in Italy...
.
He began his journalistic career at Il Lavoro, a newspaper published in Genoa
Genoa
Genoa |Ligurian]] Zena ; Latin and, archaically, English Genua) is a city and an important seaport in northern Italy, the capital of the Province of Genoa and of the region of Liguria....
, directed by Sandro Pertini. Prolific historical writer, experienced journalist an appreciated historian, he even wrote several film plots and made numerous television programs, especially for RAI, the Italian main public service broadcaster. In his career as a journalist has interviewed some of the protagonists of the Second World War.
In 1957 Petacco married Lucetta De Martino from who had two daughters: Monica, who lives in Rome
Rome
Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...
, and Carlotta, living in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
. He is widowed since 1989.
Since then he lives alone, actually in Portovenere
Portovenere
Porto Venere is a town and comune located on the Ligurian coast of Italy in the province of La Spezia. It comprises the three villages of Fezzano, Le Grazie and Porto Venere, and the three islands of Palmaria, Tino and Tinetto...
, near La Spezia
La Spezia
La Spezia , at the head of the Gulf of La Spezia in the Liguria region of northern Italy, is the capital city of the province of La Spezia. Located between Genoa and Pisa on the Ligurian Sea, it is one of the main Italian military and commercial harbours and hosts one of Italy's biggest military...
.
In 1983 he won the Saint Vincent award for journalism and in 2006 received the Capo d'Orlando prize even for journalism.
"A tragedy revealed"
Petacco's masterwork is the historical essay L'esodo: la tragedia negata d'Istria, Dalmazia e Venezia Giulia 1942-1956 published in 1999 and later translated in several languages. The English edition was published in 2005 under the title A tragedy revealed: the story of the Italian population of Istria, Dalmatia, and Venezia Giulia, 1942-1956, and had immediately a great success. Exposing in the book one of the great atrocities of our time, Petacco gives voice in a very touching way to the suffering of a people who were rejected and denied by their own country. Those who survived are validated by the historical and personal accounts presented in the book.Publications
- La morte cammina con la sposa. (Collezione: I romanzi della notte). Rome, Boselli, 1958.
- L'anarchico che venne dall'America. Storia di Gaetano Bresci e del complotto per uccidere Umberto I. Milan, Mondadori, 1969.
- La seconda guerra mondiale. 9 volumi. Rome, Armando Curcio Editor, 1970.
- Joe Petrosino. Milan, Mondadori, 1972.
- Dal Gran Consiglio al Gran Sasso: una storia da rifare. Milan, Rizzoli, 1973 (coautore Sergio Zavoli).
- Il prefetto di ferro. L'uomo di Mussolini che mise in ginocchio la mafia. Milan, Mondadori, 1975.
- Le battaglie navali del Mediterraneo nella Seconda guerra mondiale Milan, Mondadori, 1976.
- Riservato per il Duce. Milan, Mondadori 1979.
- Storia del Fascismo. 6 volumi. Rome, Armando Curcio Editore, 1981.
- Pavolini: l'ultima raffica di Salò. Milan, Mondadori, 1982.
- I grandi enigmi della storia. (6 voll.) Novara, DeAgostini, 1984.
- Come eravamo negli anni di guerra? (1940–1945). Novara, DeAgostini, 1984.
- Dear Benito, Caro Winston. Milan, Mondadori, 1985.
- I ragazzi del '44. Milan, Mondadori, 1987.
- Storia bugiarda. Bari, Laterza, 1989.
- W Gesu W Maria W l'Italia - Ugo Bassi, il cappellano di Garibaldi. Rome, Nuove edizioni del gallo, 1990.
- 1940: giorno per giorno attraverso i bollettini del Comando supremo. Milano, Leonardo, 1990. ISBN 88-355-0064-8.
- 1941: giorno per giorno attraverso i bollettini del Comando supremo. Milano, Leonardo, 1990. ISBN 88-355-0096-6.
- 1942: giorno per giorno attraverso i bollettini del Comando supremo. Milano, Leonardo, 1991. ISBN 88-355-0140-7.
- 1943: giorno per giorno attraverso i bollettini del Comando supremo. Milan, Leonardo, 1993. ISBN 88-355-0237-3
- La regina del Sud. Milano, Mondadori, 1992.
- La principessa del nord. La misteriosa vita della dama del Risorgimento: Cristina di Belgioioso. Milano, Mondadori, 1993.
- La signora della Vandea. Un'italiana alla conquista del trono di Francia. Milan, Modadori, 1994.
- Le battaglie navali del Mediterraneo nella seconda guerra mondiale. Milan, Mondadori, 1995.
- La nostra guerra 1940-1945. L'avventura bellica tra bugie e verità. Milan, Mondadori, 1995.
- Il comunista in camicia nera: Nicola Bombacci, tra Lenin e Mussolini. Milan, Mondadori, 1996.
- Regina. La vita e i segreti di Maria José. Milan, Mondadori, 1997.
- L'archivio segreto di Mussolini. Milan, Mondadori, 1997
- L'armata scomparsa: l'avventura degli italiani in Russia. Milan, Mondadori, 1998.
- Il superfascista. Vita e morte di Alessandro Pavolini. Milan, Mondadori, 1998.
- L'esodo: la tragedia negata degli italiani d'Istria, Dalmazia e Venezia Giulia. Milano, Mondadori, 1999.
- L'anarchico che venne dall'America. (nuova edizione), Milano, Mondadori, 2000.
- L'Amante dell'imperatore. Milano, Mondadori, 2000
- Joe Petrosino. Milano, Mondadori, 2001.
- Ammazzate quel fascista! Vita intrepida di Ettore Muti. Milan, Mondadori, 2002.
- Faccetta nera: storia della conquista dell'impero. Milan, Mondadori, 2003.
- Il Cristo dell'Amiata. Milan, Mondadori, 2003.
- L'uomo della provvidenza. Milan, Mondadori, 2004.
- La croce e la mezzaluna: Lepanto 7 ottobre 1571. Milan, Mondadori, 2005.
- Viva la muerte!: mito e realta della guerra civile spagnola, 1936-39. Milan, Mondadori, 2006.
- L'ultima crociata: quando gli ottomani arrivarono alle porte dell'Europa. Milan, Mondadori, 2007.
- La scelta: l'invenzione della Repubblica Italiana. Roma, Armando Curcio, 2008.
- La strana guerra, 1939-1940: quando Hitler e Stalin erano alleati e Mussolini stava a guardare. Milan, Mondadori,2008.
- Il regno del Nord, 1859: il sogno di Cavour infranto da Garibaldi. Milano, Mondadori, 2009.
- La Resistenza tricolore. Milano, Mondadori, 2010 (coautore Giancarlo Mazzuca).
Films
- La battaglia d'Inghilterra
- L'assedio di Malta
- La fine del dirigibile
- La battaglia del Rio de la Plata (Graf Spee)
- Lo sbarco in Normandia
- Lo sbarco di Salerno
- La battaglia dell'Atlantico
- La battaglia di Mosca
- La vera storia di Rommel
- La vera storia di Eddie Chapman
- La fine del Thresher
- La spia di Pearl Harbor
- La battaglia del Piave
- Vittorio Veneto
- L'impresa di Premuda
- L'ultima trincea
- Ustascia
- Dal Gran Consiglio al Gran Sasso (in collabotion with Sergio Zavoli)
- I due Yemen
- I figli di Lawrence
- 1943, l'anno della svolta
See also
- Istrian-Dalmatian exodus
- Sandro Pertini
- Premio Saint-Vincent per il giornalismo