Italy Invades
Kelly, Christopher; Laycock, Stuart
Language: English
Published by Book Publishers Network, Bothell, WA, 2015
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
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Condition: Near Fine. Hardcover with dust jacket in Near Fine condition. First Edition. First Printing. Binding tight; pages clean and bright. One corner shows light bumping/compression with minor corresponding creasing to the dust jacket. Jacket is otherwise clean and complete. Extensively illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs, historical artwork, maps, glossary, and index. No writing, highlighting, remainder mark, or library markings observed in the areas shown. Listing photos show the exact copy included in this sale. Illustrated history of Italian military activity and influence around the world, spanning ancient Rome, Roman expansion, Renaissance exploration, Mediterranean warfare, colonial campaigns, the World Wars, and modern military involvement. Country-by-country entries cover Italian explorers, overseas expeditions, migration, and lesser-known historical connections involving Roman Britain, Ethiopia, Libya, North Africa, and the Balkans. The book offers broad historical context and unusual episodes for readers interested in Italian history, world history, military history, the Age of Exploration, European colonialism, and historical curiosities.…
Seller Inventory # W_290
- Title
- Italy Invades
- Author
- Kelly, Christopher; Laycock, Stuart
- Publisher
- Book Publishers Network, Bothell, WA
- Publication year
- 2015
- Condition
- Near fine
- Dust jacket
- Near Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1940598729
- ISBN 13
- 9781940598727
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Item weight
- 1.4 pounds
- Dimensions
- 6.5 inches width by 9.25 inches height by 1 inch depth
- Seller catalogs
- Ancient History, European History, First Edition Books, First Editions, General History, History Books, Military History, Modern First Editions, World History
Recreating their success with America Invades, Christopher Kelly and Stuart Laycock take another global tour, this time starting from Italy and exploring that country's military involvements throughout the ancient and modern worlds. From the empire building of the Romans, through the globe-spanning Age of Exploration, to the multinational cooperation of NATO, Italy has conquered and explored countries as diverse and far-ranging as Cape Verde and Mongolia and Uruguay. With the additional guide of maps and photographs, the reader can visually follow the Italians as they conquer the world.
The book also contains an excerpt from the never before published An Adventure in 1914, written by Christopher Kelly's maternal great-grandfather, Thomas Tileston Wells. Wells served as the American consul general to Romania each summer; and in the summer of 1914, as war exploded across Europe, he was there with his wife and two children.
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About the Author
Stuart Laycock has a degree in Classics from Cambridge University. He has authored or coauthored a number of books dealing with Roman Britain and its end, and also wrote All the Countries We've Ever Invaded: And the Few We Never Got Round To. He was a witness to Italian peacekeeping in Bosnia while on a humanitarian mission there.
Tony Ventrella is Digital Media Host for the Seattle Seahawks. His media career spans 40 years, including as sports director at KING-5 and KIRO-7 television for 22 years.
During his career he has covered two Olympic games, several World Series, Super Bowls, Final Four basketball and three Rose Bowls.
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