Mussolini
the rise and fall of Il Duce
- ISBN: 9780230606050
- Editorial: Palgrave MacMillan
- Fecha de la edición: 2008
- Lugar de la edición: Hampshire. Reino Unido
- Encuadernación: Rústica
- Medidas: 22 cm
- Nº Pág.: 359
- Idiomas: Inglés
This is a gripping biography of Italy's infamous dictator. Christopher Hibbert is a prolific writer with an impeccable reputation. He has been called "one of England's greatest living historical writers" by Amanda Foreman, bestselling author of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire and "an outstanding popular historian" by historian A.N. Wilson. This new paperback edition will feature a foreword by a famous expert on Italian history like Tim Parks, Paul Ginsborg or Alexander Stille. This book is part of a broad program of reissuing all of Hibbert's backlist titles as a series, repackaged, with new designs and new forewords. All of Hibbert's books so far have been reviewed favorably. People remain intrigued by the dictators of the 20th century and their role in WWII. Mussolini is a fascinating historical figure and Hibbert details his charisma and contradictions with unique insight.With his signature insight and compelling style, Christopher Hibbert explains the extraordinary complexities and contradictions that characterized Benito Mussolini. Hibbert traces his unstoppable rise to power, examines his legacy and reveals why he continues to be both revered and reviled by the Italian people.
Foreword by Tobias Jones
