A 2019 Italian Bestseller"an antidote to all the nonsense still circulating about fascism.... Filippi is almost surgical in the way he reestablishes the context." La Repubblica Book of the Month"In the existing climate, Francesco Filippi's scalpel is of utmost importance" Le Monde"Francesco Filippi's book is very timely and relevant ... a lesson on a past that simply doesn't go away." Corriere Della SeraSurgically, but with wit, Francesco Filippi demolishes each and every myth that has taken root about Mussolini and fascism in an uplifting handbook for political and intellectual self-defense. No stones are left unturned, including the colonial devastation of Libya and Ethiopia. Legend would have it that Mussolini put roofs over Italians' heads, developed the economy, had trains running on time, stood up for justice and against the mafia, protected the Jews from Nazi Germany, was a feminist, and put Italy on the map as a respected power. The founder of fascism's only mistake...