{"product_id":"mussolini-and-hitler-9780300254730","title":"Mussolini and Hitler","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Very readable book”— Neil Gregor, \u003ci\u003eTimes Higher Education Supplement \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Goeschel has added another interesting book to our reading lists” —R.J.B. Bosworth, \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An excellent study of the Axis in its own right, Goeschel’s book explores an entirely new dimension of Fascist–Nazi relations by mining the often overlooked, seemingly superficial, aspects of totalitarian diplomacy. Sidelining scholarship that views the Axis through the lens of ideology or a ‘fascist minimum’, Goeschel presents a complex and satisfying story of an alliance driven by self-interest, conflict and strategic manoeuvring\"—Michael Ebner, \u003ci\u003eGerman History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“An excellent study of the Axis in its own right, Goeschel’s book explores an entirely new dimension of Fascist–Nazi relations by mining the often overlooked, seemingly superficial, aspects of totalitarian diplomacy”—Michael Ebner, \u003ci\u003eGerman History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[T]he book is outstanding in its readability.”—Ángel Alcalde, \u003ci\u003eContemporary European History \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Goeschel demonstrates the ambiguity in Nazi-Fascist relations, depicting an alliance that was by no means inevitable, well-planned or coordinated, let alone marked by a linear development to an ‘ever closer Axis’ made of equals.”—Bastian Matteo Scianna, \u003ci\u003eWar in History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Through meticulous dissection of the novel choreography and symbolism of modern dictators, with special focus on the constructed imagery of the meetings between Mussolini and Hitler, Christian Goeschel's excellent book is able to cast more light than any previous historian has done on the cynical self-serving character of their increasingly catastrophic ‘special relationship’.”—Ian Kershaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Fascinating, deeply researched and well-written. This promises to be the definitive study of the Mussolini-Hitler relationship.”—Lucy Riall, author of \u003ci\u003eGaribaldi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49401564102999,"sku":"9780300254730","price":17.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780300254730.jpg?v=1730477813","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/mussolini-and-hitler-9780300254730","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}