Anita Malavasi’s first delivery was salt. In the fall of 1943, she brought a packet of it into the mountains outside the city ...

The revival of interest in the Italian Fascist writer Curzio Malaparte, whose real name was Kurt Erich Suckert, is a testament to the enduring truth that great writers can dabble in disagreeable ...

See why Benito Mussolini was considered a pioneer among 20th century dictators. From undermining judges to indoctrinating children, he forged key tactics for seizing power. He also created fascism ...

It was an unholy alliance. In the 1920s and ’30s, Pope Pius XI and Benito Mussolini relied on and used each other in their quest to preserve and protect their respective institutions, the Catholic ...

My father served in the Royal Marines in World War II. He took part in the invasion of Sicily and mainland Italy. Whilst in Italy rumours circulated about one of Mussolini's hats having 'gone ...

Learn how six dictators, from Mussolini to Saddam Hussein, shaped the 20th century. How did they seize and lose power? What forces were against them? Learn the answers in these six immersive hours ...