Mussolini and the Origins of the Second World War, 1933 - 1940 (The Making of the Twentieth Century)
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: September 6, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780333748152
Subjects: European history: Second World War; Fascism & Nazism; Political leaders & leadership; Inter-war period, 1918-1939; History; History - Military / War; Textbooks; Military; Europe - Italy; Military - World War II; Western Europe - General; History / Military / World War II; 1883-1945; 1933-1945; Causes; Italy; Mussolini, Benito,; World War, 1939-1945; World politics
First sentence: Academic discussion on the immediate background to the Second World War has focused extensively on two key elements: the re-emergence of German expansionism after Hitler's rise to power in January 1933, and the response to it of the main European powers, France and Great Britain.