Following on from discussions about researching family history and in particular Italy in WW2, I had a tiny part in this story, in that through internet research I introduced John to a local group studying their local partisans.  They got in touch with John and the local paper, and this is the result

http://camp59survivors.wordpress.com/2010/11/04/in-their-fathers-footsteps%e2%80%94part-1/#more-2218

I hope you enjoy reading it