Mussolini's War: Fascist Italy from Triumph to Collapse, 1935–1943 is a book by John Gooch, published in 2020.
| Author | John Gooch |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Penguin Books |
Publication date | 6 May 2020 |
| Pages | 576 |
| ISBN | 978-0-14-198029-4 |
Synopsis edit
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Mussolini's War is an account of the rise and fall of Benito Mussolini, until 8 September 1943.[1]
Reception edit
Mussolini's War won the Royal United Services Institute's Duke of Wellington Medal for Military History for 2021.[2] The book was also ranked 40th on The Daily Telegraph's list of the 50 best books of 2020.[3]
Critical reception was generally favourable. Simon Heffer described the book as "a superb work of scholarship" and rated it four out of five stars, but criticised the book as "not as readable as it should be" and argued it "would have benefited from more anecdote".[4] Tony Barber praised the book's readability, and praised the narrative as "lucid" and the analysis as "perfectly judged".[5] Caroline Moorehead called the work as a "scrupulous account of Mussolini's wars" in her review for The Guardian.[6] R. J. B. Bosworth reviewed the book for Literary Review.[7] Max Hastings reviewed the book for The Times.[8]
References edit
- ^ Thomson, Ian (2 May 2020). "From 'divine Caesar' to Hitler's lapdog – the rise and fall of Benito Mussolini". The Spectator. ISSN 0038-6952. OCLC 1766325. Archived from the original on 25 August 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "The Duke of Wellington Medal for Military History: 2021 Winner Announced". Royal United Services Institute. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ "The 50 best books of 2020". The Daily Telegraph. 1 December 2020. ISSN 0307-1235. OCLC 49632006. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ Heffer, Simon (14 June 2020). "Mussolini's War by John Gooch: the sordid truth of Italy's hopeless military failure". The Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. OCLC 49632006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ Barber, Tony (4 June 2020). "Mussolini's War: Fascist Italy from Triumph to Collapse — reckless adventures". Financial Times. ISSN 0307-1766. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ Moorehead, Caroline (21 May 2020). "Mussolini's War by John Gooch review – fascist dreams of the 1930s and 40s". The Guardian. ISSN 1756-3224. OCLC 60623878. Archived from the original on 14 December 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ Bosworth, R. J. B. (May 2020). "Duce Vita". Literary Review. ISSN 0144-4360. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ Hastings, Max (3 May 2020). "Mussolini's War: Fascist Italy from Triumph to Collapse 1935-43 by John Gooch review". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Archived from the original on 6 September 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2021.