02988oam 2200709Ia 450 991081577340332120231019212634.097866103391121-4725-7811-21-280-33911-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|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierMussolini in the First World War the journalist, the soldier, the fascist /Paul O'Brien1st. ed.Oxford ;New York :Berg,2005.1 online resource (212 pages) mapsOriginally 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.Press and politicsItalyHistory20th centurySourcesWorld War, 1914-1918SourcesFascismItalyItalyPolitics and government1914-1922Press and politicsHistoryWorld War, 1914-1918Fascism945.091/092O'Brien Paul1962-1701276MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910815773403321Mussolini in the First World War4084898UNINA