Reviews for You better believe it

The average rating for You better believe it based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-09-24 00:00:00 ron delany An excellent history -- social and chronological - about the final phase of Italian fascism: the war (1940-1943) and the social collapse of the home front; and the brutal years of the Civil War (1943-1945) between the Salò Republic and the anti-fascist partisans. Sober, readable, filled with telling anecdotes or illustrations of popular opinion drawn from letters and memoirs. This book forms an excellent sequel to Morgan's more traditional book on Italian Fascism (1915-1945).

Review # 2 was written on 2010-04-09 00:00:00 Halcombe Kendall Well, first off, the title is deceiving; this is not about Mussolini's fall from power. Rather, this book is about the Italian experience during World War II. Mussolini does appear in the book, but only in-depth at the beginning and end. This book is not quite academic, but is not an easy read either. What I was hoping for was a book giving a good overview--but not in a scholarly way--of Italy's history during World War II. This book did not meet those expectations. I am not saying this is a bad read, simply that it was not what it appeared to be. I would recommend this book for those readers who already have a conceptual knowledge of Italy & World War II, and wish to explore further what actually was happening on the ground in Italy's cities and towns during the conflict. I give this book three stars, due to the misleading title.