Mussolini and Hitler cover art

Mussolini and Hitler

The Forging of the Fascist Alliance

 Preview

Audible Standard 30-day free trial

Try Standard free
Select 1 audiobook a month from our entire collection.
Listen to your selected audiobooks as long as you're a member.
Get unlimited access to bingeable podcasts.
Standard auto renews for £5.99 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Mussolini and Hitler

By: Christian Goeschel
Narrated by: Matthew Waterson
Try Standard free

£5.99 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for £12.99

Buy Now for £12.99

About this listen

From 1934 until 1944, Mussolini met Hitler numerous times, and the two developed a relationship that deeply affected both countries. While Germany is generally regarded as the senior power, Christian Goeschel demonstrates just how much history has underrepresented Mussolini's influence on his German ally.

Goeschel, a scholar of 20th-century Germany and Italy, revisits all of Mussolini and Hitler's key meetings and asks how these meetings constructed a powerful image of a strong Fascist-Nazi relationship that still resonates with the general public. His portrait of Mussolini draws on sources ranging beyond political history to reveal a leader who, at times, shaped Hitler's decisions and was not the gullible buffoon he's often portrayed as. The first comprehensive study of the Mussolini-Hitler relationship, this book is a must-listen for scholars and anyone interested in the history of European fascism, World War II, or political leadership.

©2018 Christian Goeschel (P)2018 Tantor 20th Century Europe Germany Historical Italy Military Modern Political Science Politics & Activism Politics & Government Presidents & Heads of State World War Imperialism Socialism Middle Ages Interwar Period Soviet Union Holocaust
All stars
Most relevant
Good, easy to listen to performance that goes unnoticed, that is to say there is no sneering content which often betrays the bias of the reader on similar subject matter.
Seems very well researched and offers more plausible explanations to the relationships and events than more mainstream TV documentaries offer.
I think perhaps that students of the era would benefit from reading or listening to this; however a good prior knowledge of the main events would help in the understanding. Mick the Hick😊

Really interesting and explanatory.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
A different approach to the history of the axis alliance and how it affected the war

Different approach

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
The author adeptly portrays and analyses this taught and often superficial relationship between the two totalitarian leaders. The importance of diplomacy as performance is the main theme, with set pieces that seemed more concerned with symbolism than strategic cooperation.

The reader does a good job overall but should really brush up on Italian and German pronunciation, as there are several and repeated manglings of proper nouns.

Insightful

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Excellent book such a fantastic insight into the relationship between hitler and Mussolini. Definitely worth the read and recommend to anyone

Excellent

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Why oh why does a British narrator feel the need to use US pronunciations, this is tediously frustrating.

Interesting analysis

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
See more reviews