Mussolini by Christopher Hibbert
A concise political biography that follows a provincial socialist-turned-nationalist who created and led the Italian fascist movement, seized power in the 1920s, and reshaped Italy through propaganda, repression, and grandiose modernization schemes; it traces his consolidation of authoritarian rule and cult of personality, his opportunistic diplomacy and growing dependence on Nazi Germany, and the disastrous wartime decisions that led to military collapse, capture, and execution, while analyzing how personal ambition and turbulent politics produced a violent, short-lived dictatorship.
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- 1962
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- British
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- English
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