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The pope's soldiers : a military history of the modern Vatican / David Alvarez.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Alvarez, David J.
- Series:
- Modern war studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Vatican City. Guardia svizzera pontificia--History--20th century.
- Vatican City.
- Vatican City. Guardia svizzera pontificia.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 429 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Lawrence, Kan. : University Press of Kansas, [2011]
- Contents:
- Preface
- The worst army in Europe
- A cause worth fighting for
- A war too soon
- Red Shirts and brigands
- The last stand of the papal army
- An army without a state
- Armed neutrality
- Guardian angels.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780700617708
- 0700617701
- OCLC:
- 681500334
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