1. Introduction -- 2. The Forgotten Alliance -- 3. Before the Armistice -- 4. After the Armistice -- 5. The War of Liberation Begins -- 6. The Military and the War of Liberation -- 7. The Army Organizes for Combat -- 8. The Italian Service Units (ISUs) -- 9. The Army and the Jewish Community -- 10. Resistance -- 11. The Resistance Betrayed? -- 12. Salo and the Germans -- 13. The War Ends -- 14. The Campaign's Toll -- 15. Epilogue -- App. A. Italy and World War II: A Chronology -- App. B. The Polish Second Corps.