A biography of the prime minister of Italy who lead his country into World War II, befriended the Nazi leader of Germany, and was eventually executed by his own countrymen.
Benito did not do well . " I was not a good boy , " he admitted later . Though intelligent , he was a restless , unmotivated student . He tended to work hard only on subjects that interested him , and he often got into fights .
He endeavored to battle financial downturn by presenting a "Gold for the Fatherland" activity, urging the general population to deliberately give gold enhancements to government authorities as a byproduct of steel wristbands bearing the ...
Benito Mussolini: The Rise and Fall of Il Duce
Benito Mussolini was born and raised in a highly volatile environment where ideas already considered extreme by most contemporary observers, such as Socialism, would undergo a deep and violent transformation.
This new addition to the Longman World Biography series integrates the latest scholarship on the life of Mussolini with the story of Italian Fascism. Combines the story of...