Mussolini and the Origins of the Second World War, 1933 - 1940

By Robert Mallett

Book Overview

This new study re-examines the controversial debate on Fascist Italy's road to international conflict that has raged for six decades. The author's privileged access to until now unseen archival materials allows him to assess the ideological, geopolitical, domestic and strategic considerations that shaped Mussolini's alliance with Hitler, and his subsequent decision to wage war against Great Britain and France in June 1940.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 033374814X
• ISBN13: 9780333748145
• Release Date: July 2003
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.8"