The Second War of Italian Unification 1859-61
(Book #74 in the Osprey Essential Histories Series)
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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. Overshadowed by subsequent conflicts, the war saw the first widespread use of railroads in war and the first battlefield deployment of rifled field artillery, as well as the last major...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1849087873
ISBN13:9781849087872
Release Date:June 2012
Publisher:Osprey Publishing (UK)
Length:96 Pages
Weight:0.65 lbs.
Dimensions:0.2" x 7.2" x 9.5"
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