The Case:
In the late spring of 1945, in some of the bloodiest fighting of World War Two, Allied forces move north through Italy, liberating towns from Fascist control. Italy’s leader, Benito Mussolini, is in hiding.
A deadly cat and mouse game unfolds as members of the American spy service, the OSS, hunt for Mussolini, to try him as a war criminal. But Il Duce has terrorized Italians for twenty one years – and the US Military are in a race with Italian Partisans who want vengeance.
Jerry Steichen, of Reno, Nevada, has a weapon which he believes may be connected to the last days of the world’s first fascist state. Jerry wants to know if a dagger his uncle brought back from the war belonged to Mussolini himself.
Related Content
Technique:
Technique:
Technique:
Technique:
Related Links
Explore
-
Also in Season 8
Transatlantic Cable
How did this twisted fragment of metal spark a communications revolution?
-
Also in Depression and WWII: 1929-1945
WWII Patch
What is the story behind these patches?
-
Also with Wes Cowan
3D Cuban Missile Crisis
Did this portable projection screen help save the Free World?
-
Also in Season 7
Kahlil Gibran Painting
Is this painting an unknown work by an immigrant poet whose words inspired an American generation?
-
Also with Wes Cowan
Lawrence Billy Club
Was this truncheon used in the famous Bread and Roses labor strike?
-
Related Investigation
Special Agent Five
How did this tale of robbery and murder help FBI director J. Edgar Hoover consolidate his power?
Comments
This is a place for opinions, comments, questions and discussion; a place where viewers of History Detectives can express their points of view and connect with others who value history. We ask that posters be polite and respectful of all opinions. History Detectives reserves the right to delete comments that don’t conform to this conduct. We will not respond to every post, but will do our best to answer specific questions, or address an error.