Mussolini in the First World War

Name: Mussolini in the First World War
ISBN: 9781845200527

The Journalist, The Soldier, The Fascist

by Paul O'brien

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How did Benito Mussolini come to fascism? Standard accounts of the dictator have failed to explain satisfactorily the transition from his pre-World War I 'socialism' to his post-war fascism.

This controversial new book is the first to examine closely Mussolini's political trajectory during the Great War as evidenced in his journalistic writings, speeches and war diary, as well as some previously unexamined archive material.

The author argues that the 1914-18 conflict provided the catalyst for Mussolini to clarify his deep-rooted nationalist tendencies.

He demonstrates that Mussolini's interventionism was already anti-socialist and anti-democratic in the early autumn of 1914 and shows how in and through the experience of the conflict the future duce fine-tuned his authoritarian and totalitarian vision of Italy in a state of permanent mobilization for war.

Providing a radical new interpretation of one of the most important dictators of the twentieth century, Mussolini in the First World War will appeal to anyone who wants to learn more about the roots of fascism in modern Europe.

Format: 224 pages, Paperback
First published: December 23, 2004
Publishers: Berg Publishers
Subjects: Biography·General·European history·First world war·Mussolini·Benito·Historical·General·Biography·Autobiography·Press and politics·Biography·Autobiography·History·General history·Military·History·Europe·Italy·History·I
Language: English

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