
The Fall of Mussolini
Italy, the Italians, and the Second World War
Philip Morgan(Author)
Oxford University Press
Published on 12. June 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
282 pages
978-0-19-921934-6 (ISBN)
Description
The dramatic story of Mussolini's fall from power in July 1943, illuminating both the causes and the consequences of this momentous event. Morgan shows how Italians of all classes coped with the extraordinary pressures of wartime living, both on the military and home fronts, and how their experience of the country at war eventually distanced them from the dictator and his fascist regime.
Looking beyond Mussolini's initial fall from power, Morgan examines how the Italian people responded to the invasion, occupation, and division of their country by Nazi German and Anglo-American forces - and how crucial the experience of this period was in shaping Italy's post-war sense of nationhood and transition to democracy.
Looking beyond Mussolini's initial fall from power, Morgan examines how the Italian people responded to the invasion, occupation, and division of their country by Nazi German and Anglo-American forces - and how crucial the experience of this period was in shaping Italy's post-war sense of nationhood and transition to democracy.
Reviews / Votes
A richly informed work. Review from previous edition An absorbing account of how ordinary Italians coped under the regime of a man who was both hated and revered...It is a book which will be welcomed by students of the era. * Vincent Moss, Tribune Books (Review) *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Adult education
Illustrations
17 halftones, 2 maps
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
401 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-921934-6 (9780199219346)
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Person
Philip Morgan is Senior Lecturer in Contemporary European History at the University of Hull. His previous publications include Italian Fascism, 1919-1945 and Fascism in Europe, 1919-1945.
Content
Introduction: Remembering the Second World War in Italy ; 1. The First Fall of Mussolini, July 1943 ; 2. Fascist Italy at War, 1940-1943: Propaganda and Reality ; 3. Fascist Italy at War, 1940-43: Collapse of the Home Front ; 4. The Forty-Five Days, July to September 1943 ; 5. The Armistice, September 1943 ; 6. The Invasion and Occupation of Italy, and the Kingdom of the South, 1943-1945 ; 7. The Other Two Italies, and their Three Wars, 1943-1945 ; Conclusion: Italy's War