My Autobiography: With “The Political and Social Doctrine of Fascism” (Dover Books on History, Political and Social Science)

Urged by American Ambassador to Rome Richard Washburn Child to write his autobiography, Benito Mussolini hesitated only slightly before he dictated thoughts on his private and public life. This volume reprints the Italian dictator’s extraordinary comments, capturing the spirit and personality of Il Duce as no other book does.
Included are Mussolini’s views on Italian politics, descriptions of his years as an agitator, journalist, and soldier, the formation of the Fascist Party, the “March on Rome,” and his early years in power. The text also contains some of his most famous speeches in the Italian Parliament, his vision of Italy’s return to glory, and his definitive statement on the doctrine of Fascism and its political justification.
Essential reading for students of history and political science, this frank, and frequently arrogant, revelation of the Italian leader’s life produced mixed reactions when first published in 1928. “Like him or not,” wrote the reviewer for the Saturday Review of Literature, “here he is, Mussolini the man, the patriot, the leader.”

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My Autobiography

With “The Political and Social Doctrine of Fascism”

Recollections of the Italian dictator’s public and private life — from his early years as an agitator and journalist to the “March on Rome” and his first years in power.

Benito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini (29 July 1883 – 28 April 1945)

Italian politician and journalist who founded and led the National Fascist Party. He was Prime Minister of Italy from the fascist coup d’état in 1922 to his deposition in 1943, and Duce (“Leader”) of Italian Fascism from the establishment of the Fasci Italiani di Combattimento in 1919 to his execution in 1945 during the Italian Civil War. As dictator of Italy and founder of fascism, Mussolini inspired far-right totalitarian rulers such as Adolf Hitler, Francisco Franco, and António de Oliveira Salazar.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Dover Publications (June 23, 2006)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0486447774
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0486447773
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.4 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.68 x 0.53 x 8.5 inches