Pope's Legion - Couverture souple

Coulombe, Charles A.

 
9780230617568: Pope's Legion
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0230617565 ISBN 13 : 9780230617568
Editeur : Griffin, 2009

Synopsis

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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À propos de l?auteur

Charles A. Coulombe is a historian and commentator in both Catholic and secular arenas. Commended by Pope John Paul II for his book Vicars of Christ: A History of the Popes, he provided narration for ABC News during the funeral of John Paul II and the election and installation of Benedict XVI. He is the author several books including a five-volume history of the United States for Catholic readers. Former Contributing Editor of the National Catholic Register, Coulombe won the Christian Law Institute's Christ King Journalism Award in 1992. He lives in Los Angeles.

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Éditeur
Griffin
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0230617565
ISBN 13 
9780230617568
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
274
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9780230600584: The Pope's Legion: The Multinational Fighting Force That Defended the Vatican

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0230600581 ISBN 13 :  9780230600584
Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009
Couverture rigide