Benito Mussolini | War History

How Did Benito Mussolini Die? The Demise of Italy’s Fascist Dictator

Benito Mussolini walking with soldiers + Portrait of Benito Mussolini

Benito Mussolini was one of the world’s major leaders at the onset of the Second World War. Becoming Italy’s prime minister in 1922, he’d sought…

The March on Rome and Benito Mussolini’s Quest to Turn Italy Into a Fascist Nation

June Steele
Benito Mussolini standing with members of the National Fascist Party (PNF)

The March on Rome was the start of great political and societal change within Italy. Led by Benito Mussolini, the march aimed to tear down…

Seven Reasons Why the Italian Forces Performed So Poorly During World War II

Italian soldiers walking down a street while waving white flags

When it comes to the Second World War, France is often made the butt of the joke for its surrender to Germany in 1940. However,…

Can You Recognize These Bad Guys From History When They Were Young?

Kim Jong-Il as a baby + Fidel Castro with his classmates + Adolf Hitler as a baby

If history has shown us anything, it’s that the world has had its share of terrible leaders. While they started out as innocent children, they…

Bruno Mussolini: How His Early Death Impacted His Father

Bruno Mussolini was the second acknowledged son of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini and his wife, Rachele. He was a decorated and experienced pilot, but his…

Italian Paper Gives Away Copies of Mein Kampf – Shocks Italy

Il Giornale, a right-wing Italian tabloid, is giving away free copies of Mein Kampf, causing shock and condemnation in Italy. The anti-Semitic manifesto was written…

Alfa Romeo bought by Mussolini comes up for Auction

Ian Harvey
Alfa Romeo

Benito Mussolini and Clara Petacci are well known figures from the twentieth century. The leader of the Fascist party in Italy was a close friend to…

Hitler’s Shameful Death: The Fuhrer’s Unheroic Final Moments

Ian Harvey
: Hitler's Shameful Death

In May 1945 when Hitler’s death was announced by its Nazi propagandist, it was made to look like the German warlord died a hero. According…