THE WOMAN WHO SHOT MUSSOLINI

By Frances Stonor Saunders

Synopsis

On the steps of the Capitol in Rome on 7th April 1926, 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. What brought her to this moment?

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Narrator Janet Alexander
Length 14hrs 20mins
Catalogue No. 8918
Publisher Faber