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Ivone Kirkpatrick is an eyewitness to the events leading up to and decline of Mussolini. He was assigned to the British Embassy in Rome and thereafter appointed as the High Commissioner to the British sector when Germany was divided into four military zones. His account is thorough, eye opener and riveting. In particular, he dwells on how Mussolini formulated the Italian Facist concept which was adopted by Hitler in his rise as a authoritarian. He debunks the myth that Mussolini made the trains run on time citing a witness to the event. He traces how Mussolini manipulated the press, created chaos, survived four assassinations, cowed the electorate, declared war on the Catholic Church, and co-existed with the King of Italy allowing the Facist to rise. He points to an event, a high level political killing, which he said Mussolini did not participate in but set the scene for the act; thus the tipping point to Mussolini political decline. One will not be disappointed considering the clouds of political division and impending climate of conflict that Mussolini tiptoe through allowing his persona, hubris to dictate his political outcome. Contents Introduction Book I. The Road to Power 1 Childhood 2 The Vagabond 3 The Editor 4 The Party Leader 5 The Parliamentarian 6 The March on Rome Book II. Power 7 The Duce 8 The Prime Minister 9 The Murder of Matteotti 10 The Dictator 11 The Conciliation 12 The Halcyon Years 13 The Abyssinian War Book III. Decline 14 The Spanish War and German Entanglement 15 Prelude to War 16 The Bitterness of Neutrality 17 War 18 The Thorny Path 19 Defeat Book IV. Fall 20 The Palace Revolution 21 Imprisonment and Rescue 22 Vengeance 23 The Salò Republic 24 The End Notes Biographical and Explanatory Notes Bibliography Acknowledgment Index Пустая страница