Mussolini and Hitler-Christian Goeschel

Mussolini and Hitler: The Forging of the Fascist Alliance


By Christian Goeschel

Narrated by Matthew Waterson

Published by Tantor Media in 2018

English, 12 hours 27 minutes, Unabridged

M4B 64 kbps, 339.50 MB, 1 file(s)


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 Mussolinis influence on his German ally. Goeschel, a scholar of 20th-century Germany and Italy, revisits all of Mussolini and Hitlers 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 Hitlers decisions and was not the gullible buffoon hes 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