Mussolini in the First World War

How 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 previousl...