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This book provides a probing analysis of the conflicts which helped to forge the Italian nation-state in the 19th century. From the Napoleonic Wars that preceded them to the way the Wars have been commemorated and memorialized in recent times, the book refreshingly reintroduces Italian agency as a central factor in the military history of Italian unification. In this sense, it offers an Italian perspective interwoven within larger continental interests: the Wars of Italian Unification are explored as both a European event and a conflict among Italian states and their people. This innovative structure enables you to understand the complex and dual nature of the history of the Risorgimento, the movement for Italian Unification, as well as the nuances of the military struggles at the heart of this text.

Drawing on a great deal of material from Italian army archives and other Italian sources, while integrating many non-Italian sources, The Wars of Italian Unification is key reading for anyone wanting to understand the history of modern Italy or the military history of modern Europe.

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Table of Contents

Introduction: Italy as a Geographic Expression
1. The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars in Italy, 1796-1815
2. Revolution and War in the Age of the Risorgimento, 1820-1848
3. The First War of Italian Unification, 1848
4. Rome, Venice and the Campaign of 1849
5. Origins of the Second War of Italian Unification
6. The War against Austria, 1859
7. The War in Italy, 1860-65
8. 1866: The Third War
9. Rome or Death!
10. Commemoration and Memorialization
Bibliography
Index

Product details

Bloomsbury Academic Test
Published Apr 01 2027
Format Ebook (PDF)
Edition 1st
Pages 336
ISBN 9781350095618
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
Illustrations 20 bw illus
Series Modern Wars
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing

About the contributors

Author

Frederick C. Schneid

Frederick C. Schneid is Herman and Louise Smith Pr…

Series Editor

Hew Strachan

Hew Strachan is Chichele Professor of the History…

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