A historical look at the American fascination with Italian fascism during the interwar periodIn the interwar years, the United States grappled with economic volatility and Americans expressed anxieties about a decline in moral values, the erosion of families and communities, and the decay of democracy. These issues prompted a profound ambivalen "Katy Hull’s excellent book about American sympathy for Italian fascism arrives with an uncanny sense of timing. . . . [Her] work poignantly reminds us that fascist apologists have long flourished in the United States, and they still do."---William I. Hitchcock, Diplomatic History