Mussolini Warlord: Failed Dreams of Empire, 1940-1943 by H. James Burgwyn Requirements: .ePUB reader, 2.7 MBOverview: It details the fascist dictator’s attempt to build both a Mediterranean empire and Balkan empire, as well as a narrative history of his tragically flawed illusions; Italy’s disastrous military performance; the heroism of Italian soldiers, sailors, and airmen; and […]
Edda Mussolini: The Most Dangerous Woman in Europe by Caroline MooreheadRequirements: .ePUB reader, 7.2 MBOverview: A thrilling biography of Benito Mussolini’s favourite daughter, and a heart-stopping account of the unravelling of the Fascist dream in Italy Edda Mussolini was Benito’s favourite daughter: spoilt, venal, uneducated but clever, faithless but flamboyant, a brilliant diplomat, wild but […]
Mussolini and the Salò Republic, 1943–1945: The Failure of a Puppet Regime by H. James BurgwynRequirements: .ePUB reader, 1,2 MBOverview: This book is a long overdue in-depth study of the Italian Social Republic. Set up in 1943 by Hitler in the town of Salò on Lake Garda and ruled by Mussolini, this makeshift government was […]
Mussolini’s Grandchildren: Fascism in Contemporary Italy by David BroderRequirements: .ePUB, .MOBI/.AZW reader, 1 mbOverview: ‘Fascinating and trenchant, this account of contemporary Italian neo-fascism is both original and shocking’ – John Foot, historian The fastest-rising force in Italian politics is Giorgia Meloni’s Fratelli d’Italia – a party with a direct genealogy from Mussolini’s regime. Surging to […]
The Woman Who Shot Mussolini by Frances Stonor SaundersRequirements: .ePUB, .MOBI/.AZW reader, 2.94 MBOverview: The astonishing untold story of a woman who tried to stop the rise of Fascism and change the course of history At 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 7, 1926, a woman stepped out of the crowd on Rome’s Campidoglio Square. Less […]