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  • Mussolini and Hitler

  • The Forging of the Fascist Alliance
  • By: Christian Goeschel
  • Narrated by: Matthew Waterson
  • Length: 12 hrs and 27 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (54 ratings)

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Mussolini and Hitler

By: Christian Goeschel
Narrated by: Matthew Waterson
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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 20th-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.

©2018 Christian Goeschel (P)2018 Tantor
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I found ft book full of information that I had not read before.
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Excellent book, well written

An unusual angle on WWII from the axis point of view. Also, a number of myths about the German-Italian cooperation are debunked.

The reader is excellent. I am looking up any other books he read.

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Exceptionally well done

When one considers all the books written about WWII it seems impossible that there hasn’t yet been a work devoted to the relationship between Hitler and Mussolini. This book does an exceptional job of correcting this oversight. The book is well written and very well performed. It’s a must have for anyone who is interested in the Second World War.

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Interesting details

Interesting side of the German and Italian leaders relationship over the years. Not an exciting listen but still a good listen.

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great research

i loved the narrator and i found the subject enlughtening. it is worth listening to.

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