A military history of Italy
"This book follows Italy's military history from the late Renaissance through the present day, arguing that its leaders have consistently looked back to the power of Imperial Rome as they sought to bolster Italy's status and influence in the world. As early as the late 15th century, Italian city-states played important roles in European conflicts. After unification in 1861, the military became the nation's unifying force, the melting pot of the state. Italy's industrial and then colonial expansion brought it into the wars of the twentieth century. The rise of the fascist movement was the disastrous consequence of Italy's desire for colonial and military power, and it is a history the nation still confronts as it seeks to play a role in world politics."--Résumé de l'éditeur
eBook, English, 2008
Praeger Security International, Westport Conn., 2008
Military history
1 ressource en ligne (xiv, 269 pages, [6] pages de planches) : illustrations, fichiers HTML
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AcknowledgmentsIntroductionPART I: THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY1 Before the Deluge2 The Italian Wars in the Early Sixteenth Century3 Between France and the Muslims: 1565–1601PART II: THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY4 The Thirty Years' War in Italy5 The Second Half of the Century6 The League of Augsburg: 1690–1696PART III: THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY7 The Spanish Succession: 1700–17138 The Second Morea War, the Quadruple Alliance, and theCorsican Troubles: 1715–17339 The Polish Succession: 1733–173910 The War of Austrian Succession: 1740–174811 Italy from the Corsican Rebellion to the French Revolution through the First Cold War: 1748–179212 The Revolutionary Hurricane: 1792–1799PART IV: THE NINETEENTH CENTURY13 Napoleon Emperor and King14 From the Restoration to the First War of Independence: 1816–184715 The First War of Independence: 1848–184916 From the Peace to the Second War of Independence: 1849–185917 Garibaldi in Sicily18 The New State19 The Kingdom, Royal Policy, and the Colonies, from Rome to Peking: 1871–1900PART V: THE TWENTIETH CENTURY20 Before the Great War: 1900–191221 The Great War: 1915–191822 From the Great War to the Ethiopian War23 "Overseas Spain" and "Overseas Tirana": 1936–193924 The War with the Germans: 1940–194325 The War Against the Germans: 1943–194526 Italian Armed Forces from World War II to the End of the Cold War: 1946–198827 Italy and NATO until the End of the Cold War28 From the Cold War to the War on Terror: 1989–2005NotesBibliographyMilitary Unit IndexName IndexPlace IndexA photo essay follows page
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