15. Commanding the Blackshirts

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. Teruzzi’s Wars, 1911-1945 ix
4. Prologue 1
5. Part I. STRIVE
6. 1. The Soldier 13
7. 2. The Great War 27
8. 3. Mutilated Victory 35
9. 4. Enter the Diva 41
10. 5. In Mussolini’s Camp 50
11. 6. On the March 62
12. 7. Little Man, What Now? 83
13. Part II. GRASP
14. 8. Eros and Thanatos 95
15. 9. Conquering the Ice Princess 115
16. 10. A Fascist Wedding 128
17. 11. Mission to Benghazi 145
18. 12. Insurgency and Betrayal 163
19. 13. A Matter of Honor 183
20. Part III. OVERREACH
21. 14. To Kill a Marriage 201
22. 15. Commanding the Blackshirts 215
23. 16. In the Grip of the Inquisition 229
24. 17. In War, Fullness 252
25. 18. In Love, Tribulations 274
26. 19. In Empire, Hollow Glory 299
27. Part IV. FALL
28. 20. The Rout 319
29. 21. Comeuppance 338
30. 22. Last Man Standing 354
31. 23. A Bearded Corpse 372
32. 24. I Suffer and I Wait 383
33. 25. Penance 394
34. Epilogue 417
35. Abbreviations for Notes 429
36. Notes 433
37. Acknowledgments 497
38. Index 501