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"Through the story of one exemplary fascist-a war hero turned commander of Mussolini's Black Shirts-the award-winning author of How Fascism Ruled Women reveals how the personal became political in the fascist quest for manhood and power. When Attilio Teruzzi, Mussolini's handsome political enforcer, married a striking young American opera star, his good fortune seemed settled. The wedding was a carefully stage-managed affair, capped with a blessing by Mussolini himself. Yet only three years later, after being promoted to commander of the Blackshirts, Teruzzi renounced his wife. In fascist…
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3 editions- Other · English · 2022Harvard University Press · 9780674271067
- Other · English · 2020Harvard University Press · 528 pages · 9780674986398
- Other · English · 2020Harvard University Press · 9780674245471
Military biographyWorld war, 1939-1945Italy, historyFascistsBiographyPoliticiansArmed ForcesOfficers