Burro o Cannoni?
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One of a colorful assortment of Fascist propaganda pamphlets from the early 1940s, seemingly oblivious to the reverses of Italy's forces abroad, intense aerial bombardment of its cities, and Mussolini's imminent fall from power. The materials gathered here attack the Atlantic Alliance, extol the leadership of the Duce, and praise the fighting qualities of the Italian soldier. The small pamphlet Burro o Cannoni? argues that the masses, and especially youth, prefer cannons to butter because fierce competition for the world's resources makes any other choice impossible.


ITALIAN LIFE UNDER FASCISM: Selections from the Fry Collection
Exhibition in the Department of Special Collections
Memorial Library
University of Wisconsin-Madison
July through September 1998