My Autobiography: With "The Political and Social Doctrine of Fascism"
Apr 2012 · Courier Corporation
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Urged by American Ambassador to Rome Richard Washburn Child to write his autobiography, Benito Mussolini hesitated only slightly before he dictated thoughts on his private and public life. This volume reprints the Italian dictator's extraordinary comments, capturing the spirit and personality of Il Duce as no other book does.
Included are Mussolini's views on Italian politics, descriptions of his years as an agitator, journalist, and soldier, the formation of the Fascist Party, the "March on Rome," and his early years in power. The text also contains some of his most famous speeches in the Italian Parliament, his vision of Italy's return to glory, and his definitive statement on the doctrine of Fascism and its political justification.
Essential reading for students of history and political science, this frank, and frequently arrogant, revelation of the Italian leader's life produced mixed reactions when first published in 1928. "Like him or not," wrote the reviewer for the Saturday Review of Literature, "here he is, Mussolini the man, the patriot, the leader."
Included are Mussolini's views on Italian politics, descriptions of his years as an agitator, journalist, and soldier, the formation of the Fascist Party, the "March on Rome," and his early years in power. The text also contains some of his most famous speeches in the Italian Parliament, his vision of Italy's return to glory, and his definitive statement on the doctrine of Fascism and its political justification.
Essential reading for students of history and political science, this frank, and frequently arrogant, revelation of the Italian leader's life produced mixed reactions when first published in 1928. "Like him or not," wrote the reviewer for the Saturday Review of Literature, "here he is, Mussolini the man, the patriot, the leader."
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Adam Nott
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February 22, 2017
While I vehemently disagree with the contents of the book and fascism as an ideology, Benito Mussolini narrates a very engaging autobiography and delineates the precepts of fascism and Italian history between 1914 and 1925 that it is an important read for anybody interested in history, politics, or even sociology and economics.
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Jeff Smalllman
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September 9, 2018
Benito Mussolini has an intresting and engaging autobiography with many ups and downs. Agree with him or not, he lays out his thoughts honestly and frankly. Worth a grab for any body who is curious about this tumultuous perioud of Italian history, and world history.
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