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Foreword by richard washburn child, former us ambassador to italy. The notes were sent to richard washburn child and compiled into a book. His dreams of empire led to the invasion of ethiopia in 1935 and a declaration of war on the allies in 1940. Benito mussolini biography, definition, facts, rise. It is a dictated, narrative autobiography recounting the authors youth, his years as an agitator and journalist, his. Benito mussolinis father, alessandro mussolini, was a blacksmith and a socialist, while his mother, rosa nee maltoni, was a devout catholic schoolteacher. A century before trump, benito mussolini burst onto the italian political scene, confounding the countrys political establishment with his unorthodox doctrine and tactics and his. Of course, anyone interested in this individual must research and find other articles and books if they. The book does a great job of portraying mussolinis massive ego and how that affected his decisionmaking and governing style. About benito mussolini benito amilcare andrea mussolini 29 july 1883 28 april 1945 was an italian politician, journalist, and leader of the national fascist party partito nazionale fascista.
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Given his fathers political leanings, mussolini was named benito after liberal mexican president benito juarez, while his middle names, andrea and amilcare, were for italian socialists. But in this book, john gooch targets the relationship of the armed forces to foreign policy from benito mussolinis assumption of power in 1924 to italys entry into world war ii. This book is actually a compilation of benito mussolini s memoirs set approximately 16 years apart. But if i was going to recommend a couple of books about mussolini that captured his. Early career his father, an ardent socialist, was a blacksmith. Benito mussolini, italian prime minister 192243 and the first of 20thcentury europes fascist dictators. Discover librarianselected research resources on benito mussolini from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals. Benito mussolini biography life, family, story, death. Benito amilcare andrea mussolini 29 july 1883 28 april 1945 was an italian politician and journalist who was the leader of the national fascist party.
Originally a revolutionary socialist, he forged the paramilitary fascist movement in. Benito mussolini was born at dovia di predappio, italy, on july 29, 1883. It faced inflation problems due to government printing money to pay for weapons, workers on strike, arms and shipbuilders became bankrupt due to lack of government order, and unemployment rose to two million as returning soldiers searched for work. This piece of propaganda and others like it depicted mussolini as a charismatic, largerthanlife figure who rose from humble beginnings to take on the huge responsibility of leading rome. The mussolinis were a poor family who lived in a crowded twobedroom apartment. This intensely personal account covers mussolinis life up to 1929 and contains his thoughts on italian politics, and includes the text of some. The first volume published in english in 1928 as my autobiography describes mussolinis youth, years as an.
Yet it was liberal democracy, through a recovery of moral vigor, that managed to defeat fascism. Benito mussolini 18831945 over the course of his lifetime went from socialism he was editor of avanti, a socialist newspaper to the leadership of a new political movement called fascism after fasces, the symbol of bound sticks used a totem of power in ancient rome. Politifact madeleine albright compares mussolini, trump. Yet mussolini s ego would be a decisive factor in the crisis decade of the 1930s, in which fascisms ascendancy in europe caused worry among the democracies of great britain and france. Jun 23, 2006 benito amilcare andrea mussolini 29 july 1883 28 april 1945 was an italian politician and journalist who was the leader of the national fascist party. Dec 08, 2018 rome mussolini is invading italys bookstores. Benito mussolini has 70 books on goodreads with 3305 ratings.
Scritti e discorsi di benito mussolini by benito mussolini and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Hibbert researched and wrote the book right back in the 1950s. My rise and fall by benito mussolini, paperback barnes. He was also an extremely able politician who won the esteem of many statesmenincluding winston churchill and influential persons in the united states. This volume reprints the italian dictators extraordinary comments, capturing the spirit and personality of il duce as no other book does. But in the world of twentieth century dictators, benito mussolini. Benito amilcare andrea mussolini july 29, 1883 april 28, 1945 was the prime minister and dictator of italy from 1922 until 1943, when he was overthrown from power. Richard washburn child, together with luigi barzini, jr.
A new book about mussolini is provoking a debate over his. List of books and articles about benito mussolini online. Yet it was liberal democracy, through a recovery of moral vigor, that managed. For weeks, antonio scuratis m, a doorstop of a novel about the rise of the dictator, benito mussolini, has sat on italian bestseller. The doctrine of fascism by benito mussolini youtube. During the great war, mussolini was expelled from the socialist party for advocating italys entrance into battle. Madeleine albright warns of a new fascismand trump the new.
A new book about mussolini is provoking a debate over his legacy. There were several twists and turns in the life of benito mussolini, and this book will take you. Urged by american ambassador to rome richard washburn child to write his autobiography, benito mussolini hesitated only slightly before he dictated thoughts on his private and public life. Sep 05, 2000 benito mussolini 18831945 was the founder of fascism and ironfisted ruler of italy for two decades.
Benito mussolini created the fascist party in italy in 1919, eventually making himself dictator prior to world war ii. Benito mussolini audiobook by charles river editors. List of books and articles about benito mussolini online research. It is a dictated, narrative autobiography recounting the authors youth, his years as an agitator and journalist, his experiences in world war i, the formation and revolutionary struggles of the fascist party, the march on rome, and his early years in power. A scholar of fascism sees a lot thats familiar with trump the. The first volume published in english in 1928 as my autobiography describes mussolini s youth, years as an. Benito mussolini 18831945 over the course of his lifetime went from socialism he was editor of avanti, a socialist newspaper to the leadership of a new political movement called fascism after fasces, the symbol of bound sticks used a totem of power in ancient rome mussolini came to power after the march on rome in 1922, and was appointed prime minister by king victor emmanuel. It was first published in the enciclopedia italiana of 1932, as the first section of a lengthy entry on fascismo fascism. But in this book, john gooch targets the relationship of the armed forces to foreign policy from benito mussolinis assumption of power in 1924 to italys entry into world war ii in 1940. The book does a great job of portraying mussolini s massive ego and how that affected his decisionmaking and governing style. His father was a blacksmith and a follower of socialism a system providing for the sharing of land and goods equally among all people. Benito mussolini s most popular book is the doctrine of fascism. The first half of the book deals with the life of benito mussolini.
As fascinating as his early i had long been wanting to read about a great biography of mussolini, and this one was incredible. Italy faced serious postwar economic problems which became known as the two red years. May 27, 2015 discover book depositorys huge selection of benito mussolini books online. She had listened to his secrets she knew most everything about mussolinis hidden weaknesses, his human frailties, his crude behavior, his superstitions, his ignorant misunderstandings about so many scientific and medical matters, and about his syphilis. There are a few good biographies about benito mussolini but there are very few that are written in english, especially compared to hitler or stalin, as an example. The fall of mussolini, his own story by benito mussolini book 12 editions published between 1948 and 1975 in english and held by 498 worldcat member libraries worldwide. Ruth benghiat, a history professor who recently wrote a book about benito mussolini, has noticed a number of similarities between the fascist. This intensely personal account covers mussolinis life up to 1929 and contains his thoughts on italian politics, and. Benito mussolini july 1940 a month after we entered the war as germanys ally, we have captured british somaliland and some parts of egypt. On a sunday morning in 2016, donald trump retweeted a quote from benito mussolini, the italian dictator, nazi ally, and leader of the first major fascist movement.
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