{"product_id":"politics-of-the-italian-army-1861-1918","title":"Politics of the Italian Army 1861-1918","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1977, \u003ci\u003eThe Politics of the Italian Army \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a comprehensive overview of the role played by the army in Italian history and politics from 1861-1918. Divided into three major parts the book attempts to do three things: to observe some of the familiar sights of nineteenth and early twentieth century Italian history from a slightly different viewpoint; to enquire into why one of the least militaristic of societies has been plunged periodically into aggressive wars by the deliberate action of its governments; and finally, to provide an account of civil military relations in Italy for use in comparative studies. The author discusses themes such as the First War of Independence; Fanti and the creation of the Italian army; the consolidation of the army; the army and the crisis of the late 1890s; the Libyan war and non-intervention.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is an important historical reference work for students and scholars of Italian history, military history and political history of Europe.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56408740069720,"sku":"9781032945118","price":40.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781032945118_d91f4bc3-8166-4674-9624-250b83d4ff43.jpg?v=1771668056","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/politics-of-the-italian-army-1861-1918","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}