Based on new documents and innovative methods, the book investigates the long and controversial trajectory of the Blackshirts throughout the lifetime of the fascist regime.

Matteo Millan is Associate Professor of Modern and Contemporary History at the University of Padua, Italy.

Introduction 1. A Fascist "Revolution"? 2. The Phenomenology of Post-March Violence 3. New Expeditions 4. Controlling the Territory 5. The Fall of the Gods 6. Squadristi at the Confino 7. Long-Standing Squadristi. Conclusion