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1) Mussolini
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) was the founder of Fascism and iron-fisted ruler of Italy for two decades. He was also an extremely able politician who won the esteem of many statesmen, including Winston Churchill and influential persons in the United States.
This biography describes Mussolini's childhood, his education (including his suspension from school for attacking other boys with knives), his World War I experiences and severe wounding, his involvement...
Author
Series
Universale Laterza ; 550
Publisher
Lasser Press Mexicana
Pub. Date
1978.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Drawing on archival material, some newly released, along with memoirs and personal papers, this story recounts the life of Mussolini's daughter Edda, a proponent of fascism who played a key role in one of the most terrifying and violent periods in human history."--
Author
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"This real-life thriller, bringing to life a little-known moment in history, follows three daring women--a Fascist's daughter, a German spy, and an American socialite--as they, in 1944, risked their lives to ensure one of the most important documents of WWII reached the allies."--
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books, Ltd
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"While staying closely aligned with Hitler, Mussolini remained carefully neutral until the summer of 1940. At that moment, with the wholly unexpected and sudden collapse of the French and British armies, Mussolini declared war on the Allies in the hope of making territorial gains in southern France and Africa. This decision proved a horrifying miscalculation, dooming Italy to its own prolonged and unwinnable war, immense casualties, and an Allied...
Author
Publisher
Metropolitan Books
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
Today FDR's New Deal is regarded as the democratic ideal, the positive American response to the economic crisis that propelled Germany and Italy toward Fascism. Yet in the 1930s, these regimes were hardly considered antithetical. Cultural historian Schivelbusch investigates their shared elements to offer an explanation for the popularity of Europe's totalitarian systems. Returning to the Depression, he traces the emergence of a new type of populist...
Author
Series
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
This is the first authoritative study of the Italian armed forces and the relationship between the military and foreign policies of Fascist Italy from Mussolini's rise to power in 1922 to the catastrophic defeat of 1940. Using extensive new research, John Gooch explores the nature and development of the three armed forces, their relationships with Mussolini and the impact of his policies and command, the development of operational and strategic thought,...
