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The woman who shot Mussolini

Saunders, Frances Stonor2011
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7 April 1926: on the steps of the Capitol in Rome, surrounded by chanting Fascists, The Honourable Violet Gibson raises her old revolver and fires at the Italian head of state. Of all his would-be assassins, she came closest to changing the course of history. This book looks at what brought her to this moment.
Main title:
The woman who shot Mussolini / Frances Stonor Saunders.
Imprint:
London : Faber, 2011.
Collation:
304 p. : ill., ports. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: 2010.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780571239795 (pbk)057123979X (pbk)
Dewey class:
364.1'524'092920STO
Language:
English
BRN:
1605833
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