Italy's horse of a different color

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The different legacies of France and Italy Spain did not actively participate in World War 2, but France and Italy, albeit on opposite sides at first, did. Why did their postwar destinies diverged so much? “ O God, I could be bounded in a nutshell and count myself a king of infinite space, were it not that I have bad dreams.” Just last week, while Italy was on the verge of yet another electoral turn, out of the blue I developed an interest in learning more about Charles de Gaulle. Many helpful friends and acquaintances pointed in various directions, at recent works by Biographers or at books that they deemed useful to provide a context to this man. But after having followed their indications and delved into the chosen biography I started to wonder: what strange pale Moon had suggested that name in the first place, and at this time? After all, I am an history junkie and biographies are one of my drugs, yet apart of garden variety history I never had that itch before. Then a ...