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.
| Published | Aug 23 2018 |
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| Format | Ebook (Epub) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 48 |
| ISBN | 9781472826220 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | Colour plates; black & white illustrations. |
| Series | Men-at-Arms |
| Short code | MAA 520 |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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