This book is an in-depth study of the complex relationship between Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler, and how the alliance between these two totalitarian regimes contributed to the downfall of Italian Fascism. F. W. Deakin traces the development of the personal and political relationship between the two leaders, their failed military strategies, and the internal tensions within Mussolini's regi…
Traces the history of Italy since World War II, focusing on its transformation from a poor, agrarian, war torn country to an urban industrialized one, and its simultaneous failure to achieve political reform.