The Second War of Italian Unification, 1859-61
- ISBN: 9781849087872
- Editorial: Osprey Publishing
- Fecha de la edición: 2012
- Lugar de la edición: Oxford. Reino Unido
- Colección: Essential Histories
- Encuadernación: Rústica
- Medidas: 24 cm
- Nº Pág.: 96
- Idiomas: Inglés
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. Unlike many existing accounts, which approach the events of 1859-61 from a predominantly French perspective, this study draws upon a huge breadth of sources to examine the conflict as a critical event in Italian history. A concise explanation of the origins of the war is followed by a wide-ranging survey of the forces deployed and the nature and course of the fighting - on land and at sea - and the consequences for those involved are investigated. This is a groundbreaking study of a conflict that was of critical significance not only for Italian history but also for the development of 19th-century warfare.
