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Mussolini and the Salò Republic, 1943–1945

The Failure of a Puppet Regime

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Authors:
  1. H. James Burgwyn

    1. Department of History, West Chester University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

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  • Offers in-depth analysis of the history and political structure of the Italian Social Republic
  • Weaves together portraits of the regime’s key players through its rise and fall
  • Appeals to scholars of Italian history, twentieth-century European history, and World War II

Part of the book series: Italian and Italian American Studies (IIAS)

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Table of contents (20 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Historical Background of the Italian Social Republic

    • H. James Burgwyn
    Pages 1-13

  3. Birth of the Regime

    • H. James Burgwyn
    Pages 15-30

  4. A Convoluted Fascist Revival

    • H. James Burgwyn
    Pages 31-57

  5. The German “Occupying Ally”

    • H. James Burgwyn
    Pages 59-81

  6. RSI Armed Forces

    • H. James Burgwyn
    Pages 83-99

  7. Fascist-Style Law and Order

    • H. James Burgwyn
    Pages 101-125

  8. Socialization Projects

    • H. James Burgwyn
    Pages 127-139

  9. Persecution of the Jews

    • H. James Burgwyn
    Pages 141-164

  10. The RSI and the Italian Catholic World

    • H. James Burgwyn
    Pages 165-171

  11. Black Brigades

    • H. James Burgwyn
    Pages 173-191

  12. Italian Diplomacy Adapts to Fascist Radicalism

    • H. James Burgwyn
    Pages 193-206

  13. In the Grip of the Third Reich

    • H. James Burgwyn
    Pages 207-221

  14. In the Line of Fire

    • H. James Burgwyn
    Pages 223-233

  15. Ringed by Enemies

    • H. James Burgwyn
    Pages 235-244

  16. Muddling through Lawlessness

    • H. James Burgwyn
    Pages 245-256

  17. Mussolini Woos the Intellectuals

    • H. James Burgwyn
    Pages 257-268

  18. Frenzied Endgame

    • H. James Burgwyn
    Pages 269-284

  19. The RSI: Body and Soul

    • H. James Burgwyn
    Pages 285-299

  20. Legacy of the RSI

    • H. James Burgwyn
    Pages 301-317
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About this book

This book is a long overdue in-depth study of the Italian Social Republic. Set up in 1943 by Hitler in the town of Salò on Lake Garda and ruled by Mussolini, this makeshift government was a last-ditch effort to ensure the survival of Fascism, ending with the murder of Mussolini by partisans in 1945. The RSI was a loosely organized regime made up of professed patriots, apostles of law and order, and rogue militias who committed atrocities against presumed and real enemies. H. James Burgwyn narrates the history of the RSI, with vivid portraits of key figures and thoughtful analysis of how radical fascists managed to take the Salò regime from a dictatorship in Italy to a Continental nazifascismo, hand in hand with the Third Reich. This book stands as an essential bookend to the life of Mussolini, with new insights into the man who duped the Italian people and provoked a war that ended in catastrophic defeat.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of History, West Chester University, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    H. James Burgwyn

About the author

H. James Burgwyn is Professor Emeritus of History at West Chester University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 



Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Mussolini and the Salò Republic, 1943–1945

  • Book Subtitle: The Failure of a Puppet Regime

  • Authors: H. James Burgwyn

  • Series Title: Italian and Italian American Studies

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76189-3

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: History, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-76188-6Published: 11 June 2018

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-09425-6Published: 19 December 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-76189-3Published: 31 May 2018

  • Series ISSN: 2635-2931

  • Series E-ISSN: 2635-294X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 361

  • Topics: History of Italy, History of World War II and the Holocaust, History of Military, Political History

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