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Mussolini Unleashed, 1939–1941: Politics and Strategy in Fascist Italy's Last War Reprint Edition

by MacGregor Knox (Author)
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This book explores the motives, preparation, objectives, contact and consequences of Italy's war of 1940, which ended the country's role as a great power and reduced it to the status of first among Germany's satellites. What Professor Knox demonstrates more clearly than any previous biographer or historian is the limits of Mussolini's power. In particular, thanks to exhaustive research in the relevant archives, he has been able to throw important new light on Mussolini's relations with his military advisers and commanders. His scholarship is first-class, and for once a publisher's blurb does not exaggerate in claiming that his book is 'superbly written'.
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    0521338352
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0521338356
  3. Edition
    Reprint
  4. Publisher
    Cambridge University Press
  5. Publication date
    August 21, 2008
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    6.14 x 0.91 x 9.21 inches
  8. Print length
    400 pages
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'For officers interested in questions as diverse as military incompetence and the formation of national strategy, this book will repay many times over the hours spent reading it.' Marine Corps Gazette

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His scholarship is first-class, and for once a publisher's blurb does not exaggerate in claiming that his book is 'superbly written'.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cambridge University Press; Reprint edition (August 21, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 400 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0521338352
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0521338356
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.23 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.14 x 0.91 x 9.21 inches
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Don W. Alexander
5.0 out of 5 stars Well documented examination of Mussolini's path to war
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2024
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Even if you are very knowledgeable about the outbreak of war in Western Europe in 1939, you will certainly find added value in this work. For many of us who have a German-Entente focus, this book will be extremely rewarding. Thorough documentation by a subject matter expert, this expose has certainly withstood the test of time as you follow Mussolini's effort to wag a parallel war, the collapse of this effort in the army's debacle in Libya and Greece, and the navy's humiliating loss at Taranto. Collapse led to the end of Italy's pretension of great power status and relegated the nation (and Mussolini) to Axis satellite. This book is not for the faint-hearted. It is very detailed, and you may need an outside reference to keep up with all the characters in Mussolini's fascist orbit--the effort is well rewarded.
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Tom Ryan
3.0 out of 5 stars Good to read
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2019
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Mussolini is a relative unknown. Very good text that fills in much of the Italian background to the War in North Africa and the Mediterranean Sea.
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Lehigh History Student
5.0 out of 5 stars Thorough account of Italy's foray into War
Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2007
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This is one of the most thorough accounts of Mussolini and the Italy's foray into the World War. The author provides an almost overly thorough analysis with literally almost every sentence packing maximum information punch. If you want to have a one book summary of how Italy became involved in war in Europe this is a great start. It glazes over some areas but when it comes to the time period covered this literally is a day by day and event by event account of the war. Top notch analysis provides wonderful diplomatic discussion and very clear conclusions. For those interested in diplomatic history this is a great book to take a look at. I have read over thirty books related to Mussolini and world war II and this is easily in the top three.
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Frank Paris
4.0 out of 5 stars Defeat is not an orphan.
Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2001
One of the very few books on Mussolini that shows the true causes of Italy's failure in her war aims during World War II. MacGregor Knox does not fall into the trap that so many other historians show when retelling the total and abject failure of Italy's land, sea and air forces during the last world war. This is not simply a retelling of a dictator leading his country to ruin.
The poor leadership of Italy's military leaders are shown in full light (Marshal Badoglio's vascillations, General Graziani's timidity and Admiral Cagnari's fabian tatics). The book also shows Mussolini's problems with the monarchy, the church, and the unwillingless of the Italian people themselves to be drawn into another world war.
A must read for anyone who wants to read an unblemished account of Italy's performance in the last world war.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Best Italian War History
Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2007
Quite simply, this was the best Italian war history I have ever encountered. I am admittedly not done, but thus far it is absolutely fascinating, well written, and brilliant, and my peeks ahead suggest the rest of the research is equally so. While Italian armoured histories available on amazon and Bosworth's works are interesting, I found this the best I have read.
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John Desmond
2.0 out of 5 stars Rather tedious and avoids any discussion of actual war
Reviewed in the United States on September 6, 2013
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One might wonder why the author avoided any coverage of the Italian army's actions in Libya or Ethiopia or in the course of the bulk of WWII. He covers every twist and turn of Mussolini's diplomacy as if it mattered and in excruciating detail but doesn't talk much about any actual fighting. A good resource if you're investigating Italian politics in the 1930s, otherwise not worth it.
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adepss
1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing waste of paper.
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2015
This was a total disappointment.

There is very little objectivity or reasearch by this author apart from quoting sources that were openly anti-Italian in the first place.
His hatred for Mussolini gets in the way and the amount of narration we are forced to suffer to support the authors bias is tedious.

Most probably the WORST book on Mussolini and the Italian effort I have ever read.

Until researchers start reading Italian accounts as well as other no anglo and no pro ally or pro german works as their sole source of information, the better the academic world will be, there is very little one can find praise for this book other than to say the title is original.

Don't bother and save your money, this volume is a waste of your time.
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Darrin C
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on May 14, 2015
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