Blackshirt: Sir Oswald Mosley and British Fascism - Softcover

Dorril, Stephen

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140258213 ISBN 13: 9780140258219

Publisher: Penguin, 2007

Synopsis

Hated and adored, trusted and feared, respected and scorned – public opinion has never been indifferent to Sir Oswald Mosley. A brilliant politician, Mosley turned his back on conventional party politics to found, in 1932, the British Union of Fascists.Over the intervening years until now, many have worked hard to guard Mosley’s reputation but Blackshirt casts new light on the man. The author reveals the true nature of Mosley's relationship with the Nazis, and challenges the prevailing view of Mosley’s descent into anti-Semitism. With ground-breaking research and extensive use of archive material Dorril uncovers a bizarre set of characters and behind-the-scenes friends and colleagues who supported Mosley – the crooks, swindlers, political and royal figures, secret agents, Nazi spies, lovers and ‘crackpots’. Blackshirt is an important and controversial new biography that overturns many of the accepted ideas about Oswald Mosley and British Fascism.

About this title

Review:

An exhaustively researched and provocative study (John Crosland Sunday Times)

A deeply researched, scholarly and important book (Scotland on Sunday)

From the Author:

I should like to point out that the review from Mr Moran is by a Mosley supporter and similar to one already posted to me by another Mosley supporter. Readers should make up their own mind about the content and arguments, having read the book.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0140258213
• ISBN 13: 9780140258219
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 768