... Mussolini had stayed on the sidelines?(What If ...)(Italian dictator Benito Mussolini )

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Consider this scenario: In May 1940 Italian dictator Benito Mussolini observes with mixed emotions the stunning speed of the German military triumph in the west. He cannot help but admire Hitler's audacity and the prowess of the Nazi war machine. At the same time, he knows Italy is not ready for war and he is resentful of the way Hitler is treating him.

The previous year, after signing a military alliance with Germany--the "Pact of Steel"--Mussolini had sent Hitler a rambling memorandum urging the postponement of the "inevitable" war ...

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