The Origins of the Italian Wars of Independence

by Frank J. Coppa

Book Overview

This title focuses on the "Risorgimento", the movement that led to the unification of Italy as a single kingdom. The Italian Wars of Independence were a sequence of three separate conflicts, taking place in 1848-49, 1859 and 1866. This volume examines the role of the major powers outside Italy in these conflicts, particularly France, Austria, Great Britain and Prussia, and in Italy the Italian states, the Catholic Church and the revolutionaries...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138836265
• ISBN13: 9781138836266
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"