Mussolini and the Origins of the Second World War, 1933-1940

Acknowledgements viii Contrasting Interpretations of Mussolini and the Origins of the Second World War 1(15) A Tortuous Landscape 16(16) A New Alignment 32(16) The Holy War 48(19) Cementing the Bond 67(16) A Brutal Friendship 83(23) Passi Romani 106(22) `Not a Diaphragm, but an Axis' 128(23) `The Vital Need for Empire' 151(23) The Climacteric 174(22) Commitments 196(25) Conclusion 221(6) Notes and References 227(29) Select Bibliography 256(5) Index 261