Garibaldi & the Thousand May 1860
by George M Trevelyan
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The third and final volume of the trilogy covers Garibaldi's role during this decisive year, which finally ended with his conquest of Sicily and Naples, and his acknowledgement of Victor Emmanuel of Piedmont-Sardinia as king of an Italy united once and...
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The Fall of Mussolini: Italy, the Italians, and the Second World War
by Philip Morgan
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In this powerful history, Philip Morgan tells the dramatic story of Mussolini's fall from power in July 1943, illuminating both the causes and the consequences of this momentous event. Morgan recounts how King Emanuel first ousted Mussolini and how...
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Pietros Book
by Pietro Pinti
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Pietro is a typical Tuscan peasant. He worked the land with hoe and plough from his earliest youth. Born, he explains, "in the Middle Ages", he has lived to see the world he knew and loved pass into history. Here, Jenny Bawtree provides an account of...
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Mussolini: A New Life
by Nicholas Farrell
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Drawing on freshly discovered material--including correspondence previously unavailable outside academia--the talented writer and journalist Nicholas Farrell has created a revelatory biography of the Italian fascist leader and dictator. How did Mussolini...
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Lucia: A Venetian Life in the Age of Napoleon
by Andrea Di Robilant
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The author of the widely praised "A Venetian Affair" gives readers a portrait of history as dazzling drama, in the story of the fall of Venice and the rise of a new age as seen through the eyes of 16-year-old Lucia. 8-page color illustrations....
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Journey to the Chianti: Getting to Know an Ancient Tuscan Region
by Leonard Castellucci
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Geographically speaking, Chianti Classico has precise boundaries. For the authors, it is an area with a thousand jewels without boundaries. It is a vast stone landscape. It is a limitless landscape of hills covered with woods. It is a sea of vineyards...
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The Devil's Broker: Seeking Gold, God, and Glory in Fourteenth-Century Italy
by Frances St Saunders
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"There were good ways to die,and there were bad ways to die." So begins this effervescent history of an Italy about to shake itself free of the medieval age and move confidently into the Renaissance. First, though, there was an ordeal to pass through...
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Palaces of Naples
by Donatella Mazzoleni
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Stretching across the Bay of Naples and at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, Naples is home to numerous palaces, estates, and grand residences. Though some palaces have been abandoned or damaged, many have been restored to their historical glory. In the midst...
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The Cardinal's Hat: Money, Ambition, and Everyday Life in the Court of a Borgia Prince
by Mary Hollingsworth
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Hollingsworth reveals the fascinating story of how Ippolito Este, the second son of Lucretia Borgia, acquired the coveted cardinal's hat and became the Archbishop of Milan....
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Silvio Berlusconi: Television, Power and Patrimony
by Paul Ginsborg
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The leading historian of contemporary Italy and animator of civil resistance to Berlusconi, unravels the phenomenon of the media magnate-prime minister, with wit, intelligence and rigour....
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