Il Duce and His Women

Roberto Olla is an award-winning writer and TV journalist. He has produced a number of internationally acclaimed history documentaries, including The Last Godfathers and Emigrants. His other books include More Cherries, Please, Uncle, Combat Film and The Non-Persons: Italians in the Holocaust.Il Duce and His Women charts the main events in Mussolini's private and public life, from his humble beginnings in Romagna as the son of a blacksmith to his years as the director of a leading Socialist newspaper and his irresistible rise to power, with a particular focus on his renowned appetite for women, and the lesser-known influence they had on his decision-making. The result is a riveting account that will shock and haunt its readers for a long time.Intriguing account of Mussolini's private life.An engrossing book... a fine psychological study.The novelty of this book is its bringing together of the facts and the myths through Mussolini's passion for women.Interspersed with vividly described anecdotes and scenes.This book offers an entertaining and informative account of [the Mussolini] myth.Roberto Olla's book is an illuminating biography... a rich and vivid portrait of Benito Mussolini.A spicy tale. As an experienced journalist, Olla writes [Mussolini's] life with pace and zest.In this well-written book [Olla] has produced a vivid and absorbing description of Mussolini, which gets close to the nature of who "Il Duce" was, and curiously who he wasn't.Written in a lively mannerA well-done and timely work.Olla provides an absorbing account of Mussolini's self-proclaimed manful potency and 'animal allure'.