Mussolini: A Biography

Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) was the founder of Fascism and iron-fisted ruler of Italy for two decades. He was also an extremely able politician who won the esteem of many statesmen--including Winston Churchill and influential persons in the United States. This biography describes Mussolini's childhood; his education (including his suspension from school for attacking other boys with knives); his World War I experiences and severe wounding; his involvement in, and eventual expulsion from the revolutionary Italian Socialist Party; his numerous love affairs, his early career as a journalist and his rise to power and brutal rule.

• | Author: Jasper Ridley
• | Publisher: Cooper Square Press
• | Publication Date: Sep 05, 2000
• | Number of Pages: 464 pages
• | Binding: Paperback or Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0815410816
• | ISBN-13: 9780815410812