Reflections of a stormy petrel

The American government and (the so-called intelligentsia) may have had, or maybe still do, a poor opinion and regard for Italy and the Italians, but the general public do not necessarily follow. I speak from the southeastern United States, an area of the country looked down and spat upon by every other corner of the place. Primarily, as someone else pointed out, most have low regard for the French, for various reasons, some good and many lame.

Now to reference another post of yours, where did the Partisans get there firearms?