i along with his mistress Clara Petacci, were caught by Italian partisans as he tried to take refuge in Switzerland. Unfortunately they were both executed by getting Shot. Even after Mussolini got shot he got beat up. That just shows how much anger the Italians had toward him. A very horrific picture of Mussolini and his mistress Clara Petacci after being executed. They were hanged for display for everybody to see. These Italians really had no love for him. They were displayed like if they were a Christmas tree. What I really liked about him was that he knew how to talk to people. He knew how to communicate, and thats got him all the way to the top. He started in his newspapers and ended up in a balcony over thousands of people. He would intoxicate them with his powerful speeches. I really like that in a person, he spoke his mind and these Italians absolutely loved what was coming out of that mans mouth. It was really incredible how a single person could have the gift to persuade thousands of people to do absolutely anything. As I read the book this author showed me no humor. He was straight to the point and very scholarly with his stuff. I bet you any money that the impression that this man gave me, was the same that the author received. This author really put a lot in to the book because I read other books about Mussolini and they do not compare to Edwin Hoyts. I guess that once you get hooked on an interesting person you stay with him the whole way. Life being so interesting an all. What survived of Mussolini were his wife Rachele, two sons, Vittorio and Romano, and his daughter Edda, widow of Count Ciano. A third son, Bruno had been killed in an air accident. This was just a brief story about his life, but this why he fascinates me because of his ambition and devotion. This is why I think he is one the most interesting men of the 20th Century....
