{"product_id":"mussolini-unleashed-1939-1941-politics-and-strategy-in-fascist-italys-last-war-paperback-9780521338356","title":"Mussolini Unleashed, 1939–1941; Politics and Strategy in Fascist Italy's Last War (Paperback) 9780521338356","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMussolini Unleashed, 1939–1941\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003ePolitics and Strategy in Fascist Italy's Last War\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHis scholarship is first-class, and for once a publisher's blurb does not exaggerate in claiming that his book is 'superbly written'.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMacGregor Knox (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521338356, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 27 June 1986\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e400 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.4 x 2.2 cm, 0.559 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'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\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis 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'.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e List of maps\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. 'There has been much bluff'\u003cbr\u003e 2. Bellicose nonbelligerent\u003cbr\u003e 3. 'The most impatient of all Italians'\u003cbr\u003e 4. June-September 1940: Duce strategy in the shadow of Sea Lion\u003cbr\u003e 5. The attack on Greece\u003cbr\u003e 6. To the Berghof: Italy's end as a great power\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: The meaning of Fascist Italy's last war\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e A note on sources\u003cbr\u003e Frequently cited works\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Second World War [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Second World War\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Second%20World%20War%20%5BHBWQ%5D%22\"\u003eHBWQ\u003c\/a\u003e], European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45909134377240,"sku":"9780521338356","price":29.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521338356i_89bb335f-7cda-4a32-b994-26817bfe26f7.jpg?v=1691375426","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/mussolini-unleashed-1939-1941-politics-and-strategy-in-fascist-italys-last-war-paperback-9780521338356","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}