Dimensions
155 x 241 x 49mm
An important and controversial new biography of Sir Oswald Mosley. Hated and adored, trusted and feared, respected and scorned - public opinion has never been lukewarm or indifferent to Oswald Mosley. He was a brilliant politician of the 1920s who lost his way when he decided to reject parliamentary democracy and in 1932 founded the British Union of Fascists, making himself 'a man apart'.
'Blackshirt' proves that Mosley was not some sort of benign figure who flirted with fascism but a whole hearted supporter of Italian fascism and Nazism. Over the intervening years, many have worked hard to guard Mosley's reputation but this new book casts new light on the man. Dorril has been given access to new information and made important discoveries about the origins of Mosley anti-Semitism, the funding of the Black Shirt movement, details of Mosley's post-war activities among the neo-Nazis. Dorril has interviewed many of those who knew him, including his widow Diana, to come closer to the truth about Mosley and his politics.
