======= Viva Balbo : An alternate Duce, an alternate Italy ======

An [[Italy|Italian]] [[early 20th century]] by [[offtopic:Geekhis Khan]]. You can read it [[http://www.alternatehistory.com/discussion/showthread.php?t=128375|here]]. An external version with fewer discussion can be found [[http://counter-factual.net/upload/showthread.php?t=4409|here]], hosted on [[offtopic:Counter-factual.net]].

==== Premise ====

Italo Balbo, aviator, Germanophobe and closet Republican, becomes “Duce” of Italy.

==== Award ====

It won the **"Best New Early 20th Century Timeline"** category at the [[alternate history:2010 winners|2010]] [[alternate history:Turtledove Awards]]. It was also a nominee for the superlative award for Best Timeline that year. At the [[alternate history:2011 winners|2011]]  [[alternate history:Turtledove Awards]], it won in the **"Best Continuing World War II Timeline"** category.