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THE SECOND WAR OF ITALIAN UNIFICATION 1859-61

Osprey Essential Histories 74

Autore: Frederick C. Schneid

Codice: 228G030074

€ 17,50

Collana della Osprey Publishing dedicata alle principali guerre della storia, con particolare attenzione ai combattimenti e all’impatto sulla società. Ogni volume prende in esame una guerra e fornisce informazioni sull’origine, i combattenti, come vennero svolti i combattimenti e le conseguenze. Ricca iconografia che comprende foto in bianco e nero, riproduzione di dipinti a colori e mappe appositamente realizzate da noti esperti.

The culmination of decades of nationalist aspiration and cynical Realpolitik, the Second War of Italian Unification saw Italy transformed from a patchwork of minor states dominated by the Habsburg Austrians into a unified kingdom under the Piedmontese House of Savoy. Unlike many existing accounts, which approach the events of 1859-61 from a predominantly French perspective, this study draws upon a huge breadth of sources to examine the conflict as a critical event in Italian history. A concise explanation of the origins of the war is followed by a wide-ranging survey of the forces deployed and the nature and course of the fighting - on land and at sea - and the consequences for those involved are investigated. This is a groundbreaking study of a conflict that was of critical significance not only for Italian history but also for the development of 19th-century warfare.

Lingua

INGLESE

Illustrazioni

Riccamente illustrato

Pagine

96

ISBN
9781849087872