| Places | |
|---|---|
| Accession Number | AWM2021.22.103 |
| Collection number | PR03098 |
| Collection type | Digitised Collection |
| Record type | Item |
| Item count | 1 |
| Object type | Book |
| Physical description | 27 Image/s captured |
| Maker |
Mussolini, Benito |
| Place made | Italy |
| Date made | 1944 |
| Conflict |
Second World War, 1939-1945 |
| Source credit to | This item has been digitised with funding provided by Commonwealth Government. |
'Storia di un Anno: Il tempo del bastone e della carota', Benito Mussolini, 1944
Description
Collection relating to the Second World War service of VX9534 Lieutenant John Desmond "Johnny" "Des" Peck DCM, 2/7 Australian Infantry Battalion, Second Australian Imperial Force, Australia, Palestine, Greece, Crete, Italy, Switzerland and England, 1939-c. 2000.
Wallet 1 of 2 - Contains a copy of 'Storia di un Anno: Il tempo del bastone e della carota', by Benito Mussolini, published in Corriere della Sera, 1944.
'Storia di un Anno: Il tempo del bastone e della carota’ is Mussolini's autobiographical account, written in the third person, of the dramatic events as he experienced them from the time of the Battle of El Alamein until his rescue and reinstatement as leader of German-occupied Italy.
This collection is written in Italian.