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  • Mussolini and Hitler

  • The Forging of the Fascist Alliance
  • By: Christian Goeschel
  • Narrated by: Matthew Waterson
  • Length: 12 hrs and 27 mins
  • 3.9 out of 5 stars (17 ratings)
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Summary

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
Historical Presidents & Heads of State Germany Italy Military World 20th Century Political Science
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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.

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