A fairly simple WI - WI in 1922 when Mussolini marches on Rome, Victor Emmanuel III grows a pair, signs the declaration of martial law and makes a speach on the radio denouncing Mussolini's "treason," and calling for his arrest.
The records indicate that the Italian army units in the area of Rome could have dealt with the Blackshirts. What would have been the reaction of the world at large to a crackdown? What would its repercussions have been?
An interesting possibility might be if Victor Emmanuel then goes on to use the situation to justify a "state of emergency" and claim greater power for himself...
Well, anyways, any ideas as to how this might go?
The records indicate that the Italian army units in the area of Rome could have dealt with the Blackshirts. What would have been the reaction of the world at large to a crackdown? What would its repercussions have been?
An interesting possibility might be if Victor Emmanuel then goes on to use the situation to justify a "state of emergency" and claim greater power for himself...
Well, anyways, any ideas as to how this might go?