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Armies of the Italian Wars of Unification 1848-70 1: Piedmont and the Two Sicilies
Gabriele Esposito
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Description for Armies of the Italian Wars of Unification 1848-70 1: Piedmont and the Two Sicilies
Paperback. Illustrator(s): Rava, Giuseppe. Series: Men-at-Arms. Num Pages: 48 pages, 45 b/w; 15 col. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JH; HBJD; HBLL; HBW; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184 x 5. .
In the 1840s, post-Napoleonic Italy was 'a geographical expression' - not a country, but a patchwork of states, divided between the Austrian-occupied north, and a Spanish-descended Bourbon monarchy, who ruled the south from Naples. Two decades later, it was a nation united under a single king and government, thanks largely to the efforts of the Kings of Sardinia and Piedmont, and the revolutionary Giuseppe Garibaldi. This book, the first of a two-part series on the armies that fought in the Italian Wars of Unification, examines the Piedmontese and Neapolitan armies that fought in the north and south of the peninsula. ... Read more
In the 1840s, post-Napoleonic Italy was 'a geographical expression' - not a country, but a patchwork of states, divided between the Austrian-occupied north, and a Spanish-descended Bourbon monarchy, who ruled the south from Naples. Two decades later, it was a nation united under a single king and government, thanks largely to the efforts of the Kings of Sardinia and Piedmont, and the revolutionary Giuseppe Garibaldi. This book, the first of a two-part series on the armies that fought in the Italian Wars of Unification, examines the Piedmontese and Neapolitan armies that fought in the north and south of the peninsula. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Men-at-Arms
Condition
New
Number of Pages
48
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472819499
SKU
V9781472819499
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About Gabriele Esposito
Gabriele Esposito is an Italian researcher and a long-time student of military history. His main field of research is the military of 19th-century Latin America, but his interests range from the Ancient world to modern post-colonial conflicts. He has published several works in the UK, including MAA 499: Armies of the War of the Triple Alliance 1864-70 published in March ... Read more
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