The first part of this attempt to reconsider the industrial history of Alfa Romeo finished on a dramatic stage: Alfa Romeo was on the verge of closure, and only a wonderful movement to lead, that Director Orazi, entrusted to the liquidation of the company, and his successor with a high profile manager, Ugo Gobbato, associate now restructure the removal of the managing Alfa Romeo and updating their ability, successfully the needs of the Mussolini regime for advanced mechanical industry war material for the then upcoming wars make available.

This chapter focuses on the years 1933 to 1945, a shorter period than chapter of falling (1906-1933), and Ugo Gobbato are without doubt the key characters over the entire period, the end of the war at the same time - in fact no coincidence - his death. Some more famous or controversial figures also appear such as Jano and Ricart. Mussolini are also never far away.