12 Facts About Luigi Albertini

Luigi Albertini was an influential Italian newspaper editor, member of the Italian Parliament, and historian of the First World War.

Luigi Albertini was a vigorous opponent of socialism and clericalism, and of Giovanni Giolitti who was willing to compromise with those forces during his time as prime minister of Italy.

Luigi Albertini was an outspoken anti-fascist even though at one time he supported the National Fascist Party for opposing the Left.

Luigi Albertini installed modern equipment and updated the paper's technical services.

Under Luigi Albertini's direction, became the most widely read and respected daily paper in Italy.

Luigi Albertini extensively researched Italy's role in the First and Second World Wars.

Luigi Albertini wrote his memoirs, and had just completed his three-volume seminal work on the origins of the First World War when he died on 29 December 1941 in Rome.

Luigi Albertini's three-volume, titled The Origins of the War of 1914, was his highest achievement and brought him world fame.

Luigi Albertini researched and wrote it with the assistance of Luciano Magrini, a former foreign correspondent who was skilled in German.

Luigi Albertini obtained numerous documents that are reproduced in the work, which was published in Italian in 1942 and 1943.

The first biography of Luigi Albertini was authored in 1945 by his brother Alberto, which was published in Italian in 1945.

Luigi Albertini researched and wrote a second biography, Luigi Albertini, which was published in Italian in 1972.