Charles A. Coulombe

The Pope's Legion (eBook, ePUB)

The Multinational Fighting Force that Defended the Vatican

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Charles A. Coulombe's The Pope's Legion tells the amazing adventures of the remarkable multinational force that rallied in defense of the Vatican during the ten-year war of Italian reunification.

With Arthurian grandeur the Papal Zouaves marched into Italy in the mid-nineteenth century, summoned by the Pope under siege as the Wars of the Risorgimento raged. Motivated by wanderlust, a sense of duty and the call of faith, some 20,000 Catholic men from around the world rallied to Vatican City to defend her gates against Sardinian marauders. Volunteers came from France, Belgium, Spain, Ireland, Austria, and many other countries, including the United States. The battles that ensued lasted over 10 years, among a shifting array of allies and enemies and are among history's most fascinating yet largely overlooked episodes. Napoleon, Pius IX, and Bismarck all make appearances in the story, but at the center were the Zouaves--steeped in a knightly code of honor, and unflinching in battle as any modern warrior--as the Church they vowed to defend to the death teetered at the brink of destruction.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: St. Martin's Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. September 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780230614697
• Artikelnr.: 39936540

Autorenporträt

Charles A. Coulombe

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Prelude
A Gathering of Heroes
The Crusaders Arrive
Baptism of Fire
The Watchful Peace
Garibaldi's Last Throw
To The Porta Pia!
Same Foe, Different Field
Viva Il Papa-re!
Appendix I
Appendix II
Appendix III
Notes
Bibliography
Index