Frank Joseph has asked me to write a forward for his new book, Mussolini’s War. I am certainly most happy to do so. Although I am not an academic or military historian, as a former U.S. Marine who enlisted in 1964 and retired in 1992, I certainly have an interest all things military. And this book is right up my alley. It is packed with military minutia, but written in such a way that it reads like an action novel. The author’s extraordinary gift for original research and the ability to weave detailed accounts into readable works is exceptional.
He is a gifted researcher, and pulls most of his information from source documents. By doing so, those who think they know World War Two history will be pleasantly surprised to learn an incredible array of new details about the entire scope of that conflict, and not just as it related to Italy. And I guarantee that it will completely change general, preconceived notions of the Second World War. It certainly changed mine. A great read!
Forrest P. Patton
Lieutenant Colonel, United States Marine Corps Reserve (Ret.)