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Informationen zum Autor Frederick C. Schneid is Herman and Louise Smith Professor of History and Chair of the Department of History at High Point University, USA. He is the author of several books, including The Second War of Italian Unification (Osprey, 2012), The Napoleonic Wars (2012) and Napoleon's Italian Campaigns, 1805-1815 (2002). He serves on the board of directors of the Consortium on Revolutionary Europe and is southern regional director for the Society for Military History. Klappentext 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.This study tells the story of the 1859-61 war in which Piedmontese and French forces led by famous figures such as Napoleon III, Cavour, and Garibaldi triumphed over their opponents in a ground-breaking conflict that foreshadowed the carnage of the Civil War. Zusammenfassung A study of the war in which Piedmontese and French forces led by famous figures such as Napoleon III, Cavour, and Garibaldi triumphed over their opponents in a ground-breaking conflict that foreshadowed the carnage of the Civil War. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chronology Background to war Warring sides The fighting Portrait of a soldier The world around war Portrait of a civilian How the war ended Conclusion and consequences Further reading ...
