Customer Reviews
an adequate textbook - By: MG, 24 Nov 2008 
This book is useful if you want to know the basics/essentials of what happened during Mussolini's Fascist Italy. However, if you want to go into more detail on the subject for essays, this book just won't cut it. It's by no means the worst text book out there: it has historian's views, propaganda pictures, activities & other sources of information. If you want to get a really good grade though & know more about the subject its best just to scour through books on Mussolini (the historians mentioned are helpful such as Martin Clark).
I swear my teacher lives by this book though. In lessons we just look through it. However that's a different story altogether.
very good but... - By: P. Chauvin, 28 May 2008 
has a non biased view & an excellent amount of informationin here with many activities for a-level students
however if there was to be a 2nd addition there would need to be some colour & some breaksin the paragraphs because much of chris's excellent views & information aren't poitned out so clearly
An average textbook - By: Rachel Laughton, 11 May 2006 For an A Level syllabus on Mussolini's italy, this textbook does the job - however it is always on the simple side, & the plethora of pictures & cartoons seem a little patronising. Does not go into sufficient detail on some aspects - is great for getting the information to achieve a good grade, but not so great if you really want to get involvedin the subject.
An incredibly useful A-Level Textbook - By: T S Lawrence, 18 Dec 2003 
An unbiased account,in the main, of this difficult period of German History. Pitfalls that others fall into are avoided, such as the categorisation of Nazi Supporters/Weimar Losers into classes, rather than correctly, due to individual experiences. A must have for Modern History students!
A most complete account of Fascist Italy - By: T S Lawrence, 18 Dec 2003 Wholeheartedly recomended for A-Level history students, with very little apparant bias, except for the slight underestimation of various factions, esp. the armed forces prior to Mussolini's accessionin 1922.
A great companion to this is 'Mussolini' by Denis Mack Smith.
