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by Philip Morgan


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In this powerful history, Philip Morgan tells the dramatic story of Mussolini's fall from power in July 1943, illuminating both the causes and the consequences of this momentous event.
Morgan recounts how King Emanuel first ousted Mussolini and how Germany then succeeded in putting him back in place, this time as a puppet of the Nazis. The resulting chaos included fighting by anti-fascist rebel groups, retributions on all sides, and mini civil wars throughout the country. When Germany finally surrendered, Italy was in complete disarray. The book shines light on how common people responded to and coped with the extraordinary pressures of wartime living and with the invasion, occupation, and division of their country by warring foreign powers. Morgan's descriptions of little known events from Italy's war, as well as vivid eye-witness reports from people who hid Jews, fought in the resistance, and killed collaborators, clearly show how much the country suffered during this time. And it proves how crucial the experience of this period was in shaping Italy's post-war sense of nationhood and its transition to democracy.
The book also debunks the myths that arose after the war, which depicted the nation as almost entirely anti-Fascist, with the heroes of the resistance movement fighting to rid their country first of Mussolini, then of their German occupiers. In truth, the situation surrounding Mussolini's removal from power, return to power, and eventual execution was far more complicated. This book presents an accurate history of Italy during the war years, rather than what Italians imagine or want their actions to have been. "A clear and sensitive account of a forgotten conflict. Takes readers well past the jokes and romance which demean most other interpretations of Fascist Italy's war." --Richard Bosworth, author of Mussolini

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  • Title The Fall of Mussolini: Italy, the Italians, and the Second World War
  • Author Philip Morgan
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 282
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Oxford University Press, USA, Oxford Ox2 0ph United Kingdom
  • Date 2008-06-30
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780199219346 / 0199219346
  • Weight 0.79 lbs (0.36 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.52 x 5.5 x 0.57 in (21.64 x 13.97 x 1.45 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 1940's
    • Cultural Region: Italy
  • Library of Congress subjects Mussolini, Benito, Fascism - Italy - History
  • Dewey Decimal Code 940.534

About the author


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.
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