{"product_id":"9781472826244-armies-of-the-italian-wars-of-unification-1848-70-2","title":"Armies of the Italian Wars of Unification 1848–70 (2)","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePapal States, Minor States \u0026amp; Volunteers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fully illustrated study into the varied Italian forces that fought in the wars to create an independent and unified nation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the 1840s, Italy was a patchwork of states.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe North was ruled by the Austrian Empire, the South by the Spanish-descended monarchy of the Two Sicilies. Over the next two decades, after wars led by Savoy\/Piedmont and volunteers such as Garibaldi, an independent Kingdom of Italy emerged. These conflicts saw foreign interventions and shifting alliances among minor states, and attracted a variety of local and foreign volunteers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This second volume in a two part series covers the armies of the Papal States; the duchies of Tuscany, Parma, and Modena; the republics of Rome and San Marco (Venice) and the transitional Kingdom of Sicily; and the various volunteer movements. These varied armies and militias wore a wide variety of highly colourful uniforms which are brought to life in stunning, specially commissioned, full colour artwork from Giuseppe Rava.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40944720871521,"sku":"9781472826244","price":9.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27552735.jpg?v=1721951233","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781472826244-armies-of-the-italian-wars-of-unification-1848-70-2","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}