Most students of history assume that the age of the "warlord popes" ended with the Renaissance, but, long after the victory of Catholic powers at the Battle of Lepanto in 1571, the Papacy continued to entangle itself in martial affairs. The Vatican participated in six major military campaigns between 1796 and 1870, flew the papal flag over a warship as late as 1878, and during the Second World War mobilised more than 2,000 of its own troops to defend the Pope. David Alvarez now opens up this little-known aspect of the Papacy in the first general history of the papal armed forces.
| ISBN: | 9780700617708 |
| Publication date: | 19th May 2011 |
| Author: | David J Alvarez |
| Publisher: | University Press of Kansas |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 429 pages |
| Series: | Modern War Studies |
| Genres: |
Military history |
Most students of history assume that the age of the "warlord popes" ended with the Renaissance, but, long after the victory of Catholic powers at the Battle of Lepanto in 1571, the Papacy continued to entangle itself in martial affairs. The Vatican participated in six major military campaigns between 1796 and 1870, flew the papal flag over a warship as late as 1878, and during the Second World War mobilised more than 2,000 of its own troops to defend the Pope. David Alvarez now opens up this little-known aspect of the Papacy in the first general history of the papal armed forces.
The Pope's Soldiers features in the following genres: Military history
The Pope's Soldiers is available in Hardback
The Pope's Soldiers was written by David J Alvarez and published by University Press of Kansas
The Pope's Soldiers has 429 pages
Yes it is part of Modern War Studies series
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