xxviii, 692 p. [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 573-661) and index.
Contents
One Italy or another before 1914 -- Liberal and dynastic war -- Popular and national war -- 1919 -- Becoming a fascist -- Learning to rule in the provinces -- Learning to rule from Rome -- Building a totalitarian dictatorship -- Forging fascist society -- Placing Italy in Europe -- Going to the people -- Dictating full-time -- Becoming imperialists -- Embracing Nazi Germany -- Lurching into war -- The wages of fascist war -- Losing all the wars -- The fascist heritage.