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A Whiff of Grapeshot

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By Richard Bosworth, John Foot
| London Review of Books Verified
When Mussolini​ took power after the March on Rome in October 1922, few thought he would hold office for long. Giovanni Amendola, a Liberal deputy first elected in 1919, failed to oppose the confidence vote on the new government. King Victor Emmanuel III had capitulated to the fascists, but Amendola had faith in Italy’s constitution and the strength of its democratic institutions.
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Pain behind the Pleasure: the Italian Social Republic

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By Richard Bosworth
| History Today Verified
The armistice between the Allies and Italy was made public on September 8th, 1943, five days after it was signed. It had a disastrous impact on Italians. Vengeful German forces, many already stationed in the peninsula, took over the northern two thirds of the country. At 5.10am on the 9th, Victor Emmanuel III, his son Umberto, other members of the Savoy dynasty, Prime Minister Pietro Badoglio and subordinate military ministers cravenly fled east from Rome to Pescara.
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The Cambridge History of the Second World War

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By Richard Bosworth, Joseph A. Maiolo, Adam Tooze, Michael Geyer
| Cambridge University Press & Assessment
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The pain behind the pleasure

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By Richard Bosworth, Thomas Meakin
| History Today Verified
The armistice between the Allies and Italy was made public on September 8th, 1943, five days after it was signed. It had a disastrous impact on Italians. Vengeful German forces, many already stationed in the peninsula, took over the northern two thirds of the country.
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