Buch, Englisch, 399 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 605 g
Politics and Strategy in Fascist Italy's Last War
Buch, Englisch, 399 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 605 g
ISBN: 978-0-521-33835-6
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
This book explores the motives, preparation, objectives, contact and consequences of Italy's war of 1940, which ended the country's role as a great power and reduced it to the status of first among Germany's satellites. What Professor Knox demonstrates more clearly than any previous biographer or historian is the limits of Mussolini's power. In particular, thanks to exhaustive research in the relevant archives, he has been able to throw important new light on Mussolini's relations with his military advisers and commanders. His scholarship is first-class, and for once a publisher's blurb does not exaggerate in claiming that his book is 'superbly written'.
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- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
Weitere Infos & Material
Preface; List of maps; Introduction; 1. 'There has been much bluff'; 2. Bellicose nonbelligerent; 3. 'The most impatient of all Italians'; 4. June-September 1940: Duce strategy in the shadow of Sea Lion; 5. The attack on Greece; 6. To the Berghof: Italy's end as a great power; Conclusion: The meaning of Fascist Italy's last war; Appendices; Abbreviations; Notes; A note on sources; Frequently cited works; Index.
