On July 25, 1943, news of Mussolini's resignation and subsequent arrest stunned Italians leaving them dumbfounded. After two decades, fascism had fallen without

The question of how ordinary people related to totalitarian regimes is still far from being answered. The tension between repression and consensus makes analysi

Study of the relationship between the military and foreign policies of Fascist Italy, 1922 to 1940.

What is fascism? By focusing on the concrete: what the fascists did, rather than what they said, the esteemed historian Robert O. Paxton answers this question.

A vividly written portrait of Benito Mussolini, whose passion for the theatre profoundly shaped his ideology and actions as head of fascist Italy This consisten