FarOutRadio Program. Listen Live 11.06 7-9pm est. HERE. This program, Frank Joseph returns to discuss his book, Mussolini's War: Fascist Italy's Military Struggles from Africa and Western Europe to the Mediterranean and Soviet Union 1935-45.
Among the great misconceptions of modern times is the assumption that Benito Mussolini was Hitler's junior partner, who made no significant contributions to the Second World War. That conclusion originated with Allied propagandists determined to boost Anglo-American morale, while undermining Axis cooperation. The Duce's failings, real or imagined, were inflated and ridiculed; his successes, pointedly demeaned or ignored. Italy's bungling navy, ineffectual army – as cowardly as it was ill-equipped – and air force of antiquated biplanes were handily dealt with by the Western Allies. So effective was this disinformation campaign that it became post-war history, and is still generally taken for granted even by otherwise well-informed scholars and students of World War Two. But a closer examination of recently disclosed, and often neglected, original source materials presents an entirely different picture.
These and numerous other disclosures combine to debunk lingering propaganda stereotypes of an inept, ineffectual Italian armed forces. That dated portrayal is rendered obsolete by a true-to-life account of the men and weapons of Mussolini's War.
About Frank Joseph:
Frank Joseph is the author of twenty books about prehistory re-published in as many foreign languages, including "The Atlantis Encyclopedia", "Opening the Ark of the Covenant", and "Unearthing Ancient America". He was the editor-in-chief of "Ancient American" magazine since its debut in 1993 and now works as a correspondent for the magazine. Frank Joseph also writes on American History as well and is a frequent guest speaker at various metaphysical and archaeological societies in the U.S. and abroad.
Check out this Amazon page for a list of all Frank Joseph's well researched and insightful books: Amazon's Frank Joseph Page.