Henry Stewart History on MSN

Mussolini entered World War II dreaming of empire but Italy’s military quickly unraveled in Greece, Africa, and beyond

Italy entered World War II chasing expansion and prestige, but the reality was a military crippled by poor preparation, weak ...
Morningstar

Winner of War Book of the Year, CODE NAME: TRIFECTA Reveals the Stunning True Story of the Covert American Mission Sent to Kill or Capture Mussolini

DENVER, March 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Winner of "Nonfiction War Book of the Year, Pencraft 2025," CODE NAME: TRIFECTA by Jacek Waliszewski plunges readers into the final, violent heartbeat of World ...
The Associated Press

Fascist salutes from the podium: Cortina’s forgotten ‘mini-Olympics’ during World War II

A giant portrait of Benito Mussolini hovered over the “Snow Stadium” — on the exact same grounds where the curling arena for the Milan Cortina Winter ...
HistoryAtWar on MSN

Hitler’s shadow commando. From the Mussolini raid to the Cold War underworld

Otto Skorzeny became famous as the SS commando behind some of Nazi Germany’s boldest operations, most notably the dramatic raid that freed Mussolini from captivity and turned him into one of Hitler’s ...