
Road To Rome – Episode 1: Axis Of Blood And Steel
Benito Mussolini and the rise of the National Fascist Party is chronicled leading up to the war. After removing all political opposition, Mussolini consolidated his power and transformed Italy into a one party dictatorship. His desire to restore the Italian Empire to the former glory of Roman times led him to form an uneasy alliance with Nazi Germany whose power and military might was growing.