03031nam 2200721Ia 450 991045056250332120211005091057.097866103391121-4725-7811-21-280-33911-X1-4294-0902-91-84520-727-01-84520-558-8(CKB)1000000000337761(EBL)243514(OCoLC)437159234(SSID)ssj0000363443(PQKBManifestationID)11253631(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000363443(PQKBWorkID)10387707(PQKB)10980756(MiAaPQ)EBC243514(Au-PeEL)EBL243514(CaPaEBR)ebr10392370(CaONFJC)MIL33911(OCoLC)893333875(MiAaPQ)EBC1609925(Au-PeEL)EBL1609925(OCoLC)870245682(EXLCZ)99100000000033776120040830d2005 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrMussolini in the First World War[electronic resource] the journalist, the soldier, the fascist /Paul O'Brien1st. ed.Oxford ;New York Berg20051 online resource (224 p.)Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Trinity College, Dublin.1-84520-052-7 1-84520-051-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-199) and index.Preliminaries; Contents; List of Figures; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Stating the Programme; 2 Man of Straw; 3 Mind and Matter; 4 Digging In; 5 Disenchanted Warrior; 6 War and Revolution; 7 Victory Imagined; 8 Encisioning Fascism; ConclusionHow did Benito Mussolini come to fascism? Standard accounts of the dictator have failed to explain satisfactorily the transition from his pre-World War I 'socialism' to his post-war fascism. This controversial new book is the first to examine closely Mussolini's political trajectory during the Great War as evidenced in his journalistic writings, speeches and war diary, as well as some previously unexamined archive material. The author argues that the 1914-18 conflict provided the catalyst for Mussolini to clarify his deep-rooted nationalist tendencies. He demonstrates that Mussolini'sPress and politicsItalyHistory20th centurySourcesWorld War, 1914-1918SourcesFascismItalyItalyPolitics and government1914-1922Electronic books.Press and politicsHistoryWorld War, 1914-1918Fascism945.091/092O'Brien Paul1962-1044414MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910450562503321Mussolini in the First World War2470068UNINA