Mussolini and his generals: the armed forces and fascist foreign policy, 1922-1940

Abstract

Introduction 1. The beginning of the Fascist era, 1922-1925 2. Domestic checks and international balances,1925-1929 3. Military constraints and diplomatic restraint, 1929-1932 4. Moving towards aggression, 1932-1934 5. The trial of force: Abyssinian 1935 6. War, arms and the Axis, 1936-1937 7. The year of true 'realism', 1938 8. 'Speak of peace and prepare for war', 1939-1940 Conclusion Appendices.