Mussolini and Hitler, Christian Goeschel
Mussolini and Hitler, Christian Goeschel
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Mussolini and Hitler
The Forging of the Fascist Alliance

Author: Christian Goeschel

Narrator: Matthew Waterson

Unabridged: 12 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/25/2018


Synopsis

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 twentieth-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.

About Christian Goeschel

Christian Goeschel is senior lecturer in modern European history at the University of Manchester, and he has held a visiting position at the European University Institute in Florence. His publications include Suicide in Nazi Germany. He lives in Manchester, UK.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Maria

" سيتطلب الامر عقودا من الزمن لمحو الاثار المدمره الناجمه عن هذه العلاقه المشوهه ".. هكذا انهى الكاتب هذا التسجيل المؤرخ لعلاقه اكثر الرجال عنفا و دمويه فى القرن العشرين ... و السؤال المطروح : لما يحتاج العالم للشيطان حتى يدمر ذاته ؟! ... الكتاب يجيب بان العقول البشريه بانحرافاتها كفيله بهذا .. لم ي......more

Goodreads review by Bobby

Typical bias that one expects given the subject matter. Some useful information is contained therein as the author manages to have more integrity than is to be expected these days. Even the drunken buffoon Winston Churchill kept an autographed picture of Mussolini in his office. Attention is drawn t......more

Goodreads review by Alex

By looking deeply to how the Nazi-Facist/Hitler-Mussolini relationship was a propaganda construction, and yet, also exploring their underlying personal feelings and agendas, Goeschel argues there are key overlooked factors to the forging of the Fascist alliance, especially in the support provided to......more

Goodreads review by Adam

Jeder, der dieses Buch mit der Absicht anfängt, die außenpolitischen Hintergründe zu verstehen, die hinter der Allianz zwischen Mussolini und Hitler standen, wird nicht enttäuscht sein. Traditionell wird dem Bund zwischen Deutschland und Italien keine zu große Aufmerksamkeit geschenkt und wird normal......more

Goodreads review by Adam

Anyone who starts this book with the intention of understanding the foreign policy background behind the alliance between Mussolini and Hitler will not be disappointed. Traditionally, the alliance between Germany and Italy has not received too much attention and is usually seen as a product of the c......more