11, 1941), the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Customs legislation (December 31, 1941 – February 12, 1943 and June 16 to August 5, 1943), Affairs Committee of Italian Africa (April 15, 1942 – June 16, 1943) and the Board of Finance (February 12 to June 16, 1943). He continued to collaborate with Mussolini in the Italian Social Republic, where he directed the official press agency Agenzia Stefani. In 1945, he was convicted for his involvement in the Fascist regime and forbidden to practice the profession of journalist. Death and family Barzini died destitute in Milan in 1947. He had four children: Emma, Luigi Jr., Ettore, and Ugo. His son, Luigi Barzini, Jr. was also a journalist and writer and became widely known for his 1964 book "The Italians". His son Ettore, after joining the communist Patriotic Action Groups, was arrested in 1943 and deported to a concentration camp in Germany where he died in 1945, despite his father's efforts to save his life. Works Nell'Estremo Oriente. Milano, Libreria Editrice Nazionale, 1904 Il Giappone in armi. Milano, Libreria Editrice Lombarda, 1906 Guerra Russo-Giapponese. La battaglia di Mukden, 1907 La metà del mondo vista da un automobile – da Pechino a Parigi in 60 giorni, prima edizione. Milano, Ulrico Hoepli Editore, 1908 Scene della grande guerra, 1915 Al Fronte, 1915 La guerra d'Italia. Sui monti, nel cielo e nel mare, 1916 La guerra d'Italia. Dal Trentino al Carso, 1917 Impressioni boreali, 1921 Dall'impero del Mikado all'impero dello Zar, 1935 Sotto la tenda, 1935 U.R.S.S. L'impero del lavoro forzato, Ulrico Hoepli Editore, 1938 Evasione in Mongolia, 1939 Wu Wang ed altre genti, 1941 Roosevelt e la guerra all'Inghilterra. Commenti e spiegazioni, Mondadori, 1942 Awards Commander of the Order of the Crown of Italy, February 17, 1924 Grand Officer of the Order of the Crown of Italy, April 16, 1925 Grand Officer of the Colonial Order of the Star of Italy Knight of the Legion of Honour (France) Croce di Guerra Medaglia di bronzo al valor militare References Sarti, Roland (ed.) (2004). Italy: a reference guide from the Renaissance to the present, Infobase Publishing, External links From 'the War Illustrated' 9th August, 1916 1874 births 1947 deaths People from Orvieto Italian journalists Italian male journalists Italian anti-communists People of the Italian Social Republic War correspondents of the Russo-Japanese War Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur 20th-century Italian writers 20th-century Italian male writers