February 2015, Year VII, n. 2
Giuseppe Governale
Making ideals come to life
Telos: Choosing to write a book is a very definite and anything but predictable choice. Your book is an extremely detailed account of the history of the Carabinieri, but it’s also more than that. It reflects the pride and joy that comes from being a Carabiniere. What prompted you to embark on this undertaking?
Giuseppe Governale: Primarily to make my own small contribution to the celebrations for the Bicentennial of the establishment of the Arm of the Carabinieri (July 1814 in Turin). I knew no books had been written by an insider describing in simple and non-hagiographic terms the role played by the Carabinieri during the last 200 years... more
Editorial
“It was on December 7th 2012, one of the last days of autumn, when I decided to write this book...” Why is a Carabinieri officer on the shelves of a bookstore? To be sure he writes about the Arm of the Carabinieri but, though the author tells us, he doesn’t write in the solemn style typical of historical hagiographic treatises... more
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