{"product_id":"rise-and-fight-speeches-from-the-italian-social-republic-and-the-political-testament-9798892520492","title":"Rise and Fight: Speeches from the Italian Social Republic, and the Political Testament","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 1943, after three years of warfare, King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy hatched a conspiracy to capitulate to the Allies and betray Italy's German allies in a desperate attempt to keep his throne. The king orchestrated a dramatic vote of no confidence on July 25\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e in Mussolini's own Grand Council, and shortly after ordered the arrest of Mussolini. Hitler intervened, dispatching SS commandos to rescue Mussolini in a daring escapade and spirit him away to the north of the country, establishing a new fascist state with Mussolini at the head: the Italian Social Republic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRise and Fight\u003c\/em\u003e traces the turbulent final chapter of Benito Mussolini's political life through his words from 1943 to 1945, voiced in the midst of a collapsing Fascist order. In the shadow of German occupation, civil war, and Allied invasion, Mussolini attempted to redefine Fascism through the lens of \"socialization,\" rallying loyalists around a vision of a rejuvenated revolutionary state.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Mussolini's impassioned speeches during the first days of the Italian Social Republic to his somber Political Testament written just days before his execution, \u003cem\u003eRise and Fight\u003c\/em\u003e reflects both a last-ditch ideological crusade and a leader grappling with betrayal, destiny, and defeat. Ardent visions of a \"New Europe\" were mixed with determined resistance in the \"war of civilization,\" even as his world fell into ruin around him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAntelope Hill Publishing is proud to present - many of which appear for the first time in English - Mussolini's final words, offering rare insight into the propaganda, desperation, and enduring convictions of a regime on the brink. More than a historical document, the records of these speeches are the voice of a movement fighting to shape its legacy in the face of inevitable collapse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Antelope Hill Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51734832513298,"sku":"9798892520492","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c492d258-9358-4020-9f46-868cb7a4135d.jpg?v=1763488975","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/rise-and-fight-speeches-from-the-italian-social-republic-and-the-political-testament-9798892520492","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}