Armies of the Italian Wars of Unification 1848–70 Papal States, Minor States & Volunteers

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Synopsis

In the 1840s, Italy was a patchwork of states. The North was ruled by the Austrian Empire, the South by the Spanish-descended monarchy of the Two Sicilies. Over the next two decades, after wars led by Savoy/Piedmont and volunteers such as Garibaldi, an independent Kingdom of Italy emerged. These conflicts saw foreign interventions and shifting alliances among minor states, and attracted a variety of local and foreign volunteers. This second volume in a two part series covers the armies of the Papal States; the duchies of Tuscany, Parma, and Modena; the republics of Rome and San Marco (Venice) and the transitional Kingdom of Sicily; and the various volunteer movements. These varied armies and militias wore a wide variety of highly colourful uniforms which are brought to life in stunning, specially commissioned, full colour artwork from Giuseppe Rava.

Book details

Series:
Men-at-Arms
Author:
Giuseppe Rava, Gabriele Esposito
ISBN:
9781472826213
Related ISBNs:
9781472826244, 9781472826244, 9781472826244
Publisher:
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages:
48
Reading age:
Not specified
Includes images:
No
Date of addition:
2018-10-24
Usage restrictions:
Copyright
Copyright date:
2018
Copyright by:
N/A 
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Categories:
History, Nonfiction