Monday, 4 March 2024

Updates (March 2024)

There have been published 8 books from the Fascist era, uploaded in PDF form. Unfortunately they are available only in Italian and not yet in English.

Sono stati pubblicati 8 libri del ventennio fascista, ora disponibili in formato PDF.

Notes on the authors:

Piero Zama (1886-1984) was a librarian, museologist and professor. A Liberal Catholic and adherent of Fascism, he founded the Faenza section of the Fascist movement (Fascio di Faenza) in 1921. Already in 1924 he seperated himself from the Fascist Party and abandoned politics. He was a veteran of World War I and served as battalion commander on the Yugoslav front in World War II.

Emilio Settimelli (1891-1954) was a Futurist and initially favorable to Fascism, but later became a critic. He was twice expelled from the Fascist Party in 1937 and 1938, before being arrested in 1939 and sentenced to imprisonment by the Regime.

Giorgio Alberto Chiurco (1895-1975) was a doctor, pathologist, blackshirt, Italian irredentist and deputy of the Fascist Party. He served in the Second Italo-Abyssinian War and the Spanish Civil War. He remained loyal to Fascism and joined the Italian Social Republic (RSI). In 1948 he was sentenced to 30 years in prison by the Allies. In 1953 he was acquitted and granted amnesty.

Alberto Businelli (1894-19??) was a Futurist, lieutenant of the Arditi and one of the early Fascists (known as Sansepolcristi). The details of his life remain obscure.

Gaspare Ambrosini (1886-1985) was a jurist and politician. For two decades he publicly supported the Fascist Regime. Following the fall of Fascism, he became openly anti-Fascist and joined the Christian Democrats, becoming one of the “founding fathers” of post-war Italy.

Niccolò Giani (1909-1941) was a journalist, philosopher and director of the School of Fascist Mysticism. He was killed in action during World War II and posthumously awarded the Gold Medal of Military Valor.

Arnaldo Mussolini (1885-1931) was a journalist, politician and younger brother of Benito Mussolini. He played an important role in reconciling the Catholic Church and the Fascist Regime.