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Unveiling Italy’s Hidden History with Carmine Vittoria

In this episode, Carmine Victoria shares his fascinating journey from Italy to America, his extensive scientific career, and his compelling historical fiction books that explore Italy’s history and the Silk Road. Discover insights into Italian roots, WWII internment camps, and the mysteries of the Silk Road.

“A Silk Road Odyssey”

What would you risk to reclaim your freedom and your humanity after a decade in a frozen hell?

In A Silk Road Odyssey, acclaimed author Carmine Vittoria brings to life the harrowing, true-to-history story of two Italian soldiers captured after the Battle of Stalingrad and sent to a brutal Soviet Gulag. With the unlikely help of a Ukrainian soldier, they endured cruelty, starvation, and despair before daring an audacious escape through the ancient trade routes of Central Asia, the same Silk Road once traveled by Marco Polo.

Blending historical research with vivid storytelling, Vittoria reveals the courage, endurance, and friendship that sustain men in the darkest corners of war. From the icy wastelands of Siberia to the sun-scorched deserts of Asia, this gripping saga captures both the horrors of captivity and the unbreakable will to survive.

A tribute to the thousands of Italian prisoners of war forgotten by history, A Silk Road Odyssey reminds us that freedom is never free and that memory is the only victory time cannot erase.

If you are drawn to epic stories of survival, courage, and hope against impossible odds, open these pages and experience a journey you will never forget.

Carmine Vittoria received his Ph.D. in applied quantum physics from Yale University in 1970. He is currently a professor at Northeastern University, where he has established a world-class research laboratory focused on developing new microwave films deposited at the atomic scale. He is a fellow of the American Physical Society and IEEE. He has uncovered many true, but little-known, poignant stories from World War II and written about them in his prior historical novels: Hidden in Plain Sight and A Tale of Two Enclaves.

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Researching Trentino, Campania, Liguria and Sicily

Fantastic interview on Francisco Andragnes research and family. Francisco was born in Argentina and his surname is Basque, however 75% of his ancestry is of Italian origin. Francisco’s ancestry comes from Trapani, the westernmost town in Sicily, all the way to Borgo Sacco, a town in Trentino close to the Austrian border, including also ancestors from Crocefieschi, Voltri, Finale , Laigueglia and Savona in Liguria, Meta and Piano di Sorrento in Campania, Lugo in

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Researching Lettere Campania

Fascinating interview with attorney and author Michael Fattorosi on how a rainy day in Positano led to his uncovering his ancestors in Lettere Campania. Michael has done extensive research and has copied thousands of records from Lettere that he plans to release to the public. Check out his site archiviodilettere.com. And don’t forget the Book Podcast Click here to join our group on Facebook Video

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An American Family in Italy — Montecarlo Tuscany

Great conversation with Paul Spadoni about researching his family in Montecarlo Tuscany, living and working in Italy and spending 6 months a year in his grandparents hometown. Paul and Lucy Spadoni periodically live in Tuscany to explore Paul’s Italian roots, practice their Italian and enjoy “la dolce vita.” Paul is the author of “An American Family in Italy: Living La Dolce Vita without Permission,” an Amazon bestseller. Podcast Click here to join our group on

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Researching Colliano Salerno Campania

Robert talks about his family from Colliano that settled in NJ and Pennsylvania and his grandfather’s murder in the early 1900’s. And meeting Zio Ernesto playing cards in Italy. Robert has made over 30 trips to Italy. Podcast Click here to join our group on Facebook Video

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Researching Sicily and Campania

Visit Our Shop Bob talks to Paula Zichinchi-Manning about her research in Italy and the US and finding roots in Sicily and Campania. With some very interesting US stories about US citizens losing their citizenship when marrying immigrants and a pirate ancestor. Podcast Click here to join our group on Facebook Video Montouri Churchmen Paula and GG Great Grandfather Baker Books Paula sign Antonio Montuori, Emilia and Elisa (2)

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Researching Calabria, Campania, Sicily and Puglia

Pat (Bava) Zielinski joins Bob and talks about when and why she started her research, and the meaning of her surname Bava. Grandfather Francesco Bava – from San Nicola, village outside Caulonia proper Paternal Grandmother was born Anna Sorriente In Bracigliano, a village In the hills above Salerno/Sorrento Maternal Grandfather – Angelo DeCarlo, Massafra, in the province of Torano in the Apulia region. He married my Maternal Grandmother – Angela Tuccitto in Palermo, Sicily. Paternal

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