Italy Breaks Chains That Suffocate Her WWIIOriginal vintage Italian World War Two poster featuring a dynamic image of a soldier in uniform breaking a chain with the caption in red reading l'Italia spezza le catene che la soffocano nel suo mare Italy breaks the chains that suffocate her in her sea (most likely referring to the blockade imposed by Britain in 1939 1940). Large size. Good condition, restored folds, restored tears, restored creasing, restored paper losses, staining, backed on linen.