Benito Mussolini

by Alan Axelrod

Author and educator Alan Axelrod presents this biography of Italian dictator, Benito Mussolini. The text chronicles Mussolini's childhood as the son of a socialist blacksmith and schoolteacher mother, his difficult years as a young student, the political influences which formed Mussolini into a Marxist and an advocate of violent reform, his relationships with various women, his abrupt turning away from Marxism, the creation of the fascist party, and the years of leadership as the youngest prime minister in Italian history. Academic, but accessible to the general reader. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

336 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

Alan Axelrod, Ph.D., is a prolific author of history, business and management books. As of October 2018, he had written more than 150 books, as noted in an online introduction by Lynn Ware Peek before an interview with Axelrod on the National Public Radio station KPCW. Axelrod resides in Atlanta, Georgia.