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Author:

Moseley, Ray, 1932-

Title:

Mussolini : the last 600 days of il Duce / Ray Moseley.

Publisher:

Taylor Trade Pub.,

Copyright Date:

2004

Description:

432 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Mussolini, Benito,--1883-1945.
Heads of state--Italy--Biography.
Fascism--Italy--History.
Italy--Politics and government--1914-1945.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 412-415) and index.

Contents:

The last spectator -- After the fall -- Birth of the Salò republic -- The fate of the Roman Jews -- Mussolini and Claretta -- A most unhappy family -- Galeazzo Ciano and Edda -- Troubles on all fronts -- The Partisan war develops -- Il duce and the Jews -- The liberation of Rome -- A terrible summer -- More atrocities, greater despair -- "I have ruined Italy" -- The secret negotiations -- In search of a way out -- Peace hopes in the balance -- Looming defeat and paralysis -- A temporary loss of nerve -- The fall of fascism -- Flight and capture -- Mussolini tamed: the polite prisoner -- "I've come to shoot them" -- Execution of Il Duce: whodunnit? -- Piazzale Loreto: a shameful denouement -- The German surrender -- Lakeside murders and the Dongo Treasure -- The mysterious Churchill file -- The dead sprout wings.

ISBN:

9781589790957 (cloth : alk. paper)
1589790952 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)53848402
(OCoLC)56395520

LCCN:

2003026579

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PTAX572 -- Stewart Memorial Library (Cedar Rapids)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

SOAX911 -- Simpson College - Dunn Library (Indianola)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)

PQAX094 -- Wartburg College - Vogel Library (Waverly)