John Foot

'Clear, cool, plainly written and devastating’ Lucy Hughes-Hallett, Times Literary Supplement A major history of the rise and fall of Italian fascism: a dark tale of violence, ideals and a country at war. In the aftermath of the First World War, the seeds of fascism were sown in Italy. While the country reeled in shock, a new movement emerged from...

A compelling and sobering read – JOHN DICKIE, author of Mafia Republic Deeply researched and powerfully written – ROSS KING, author of Brunelleschi's Dome The explosive story of the terrorist group who brought Italy to a standstill in the 1970s. In March 1978, the Red Brigades kidnapped former Italian prime minister Aldo Moro, murdering his bodyguards. For nearly two months,...