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Mussolini

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This is mainly a political economic look at Fascist Italy. It isn't much of a bio of Mussolini because he was a workaholic who didn't lead much of an interesting life away from work. He went to bed late, rose early, and lived his life around work. That's why all Mussolini bios are basically bios of Fascist Italy. A lot of these world leaders weren't interesting people away from their jobs. So if you expect mainly a bio, you're in for a disappointment. However, Mussolini did have interesting quirks (he didn't even wait to get his mistresses into bed; he had sex with them on the stairs and then dismissed them so he could go to bed alone) and opinions (he believed Italy wasn't destined to be a world leader no matter how hard the Italians tried).

Still, this is a good book for political scientists, economists, and historians. I gave it four stars because it wasn't objective in any way. It was extremely subjective. Yet it has new detail other historical books on Fascist Italy don't. Its not good for the casual reader. It's good for someone interested in Fascist Italy and is willing to analyze in order to understand it.