History of Italy
After the Second World War, Montanelli for many decades distinguished himself as a staunch conservative columnist, and in 1977 the terrorist group Brigate Rosse tried to assassinate him. He was also a popular novelist and historian, especially remembered for his monumental "Storia d'Italia" ("History of Italy") in 22 volumes. He worked as editor of Silvio Berlusconi-owned newspaper "il Giornale" for many years but was opposed to Berlusconi's political ambitions, and quit as editor of "il Giornale" in 1994.