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The Pope's Legion

The Multinational Fighting Force that Defended the Vatican

By: Charles A. Coulombe

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The Pope's Legion

The Multinational Fighting Force that Defended the Vatican

By: Charles A. Coulombe

Charles A. Coulombe's The Pope's Legion tells the amazing adventures of the remarkable multinational force that rallied in defense of the Vatican during the ten-year war of Italian reunification. With Arthurian grandeur the Papal Zouaves marched into Italy in the mid-nineteenth century, summoned by the Pope under siege as the Wars of the Risorgimento raged. Motivated by wanderlust, a sense of duty and the call of faith, some 20,000 Catholic men from around the world rallied to Vatican City to defend her gates against Sardinian marauders. Volunteers came from France, Belgium, Spain, Ireland, Austria, and many other countries, including the United States. The battles that ensued lasted over 10 years, among a shifting array of allies and enemies and are among history's most fascinating yet largely overlooked episodes. Napoleon, Pius IX, and Bismarck all make appearances in the story, but at the center were the Zouaves--steeped in a knightly code of honor, and unflinching in battle as any modern warrior--as the Church they vowed to defend to the death teetered at the brink of destruction.

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265

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Macmillan

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0230617565

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9780230617568

The Concise Cambridge History of English Literature

By: George Sampson,Reginald Charles Churchill

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The Concise Cambridge History of English Literature

By: George Sampson,Reginald Charles Churchill

Based on The Cambridge history of English literature.

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998

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Cambridge University Press

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0521095816

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9780521095815

Who's Bigger?

Where Historical Figures Really Rank

By: Steven Skiena,Charles B. Ward

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Who's Bigger?

Where Historical Figures Really Rank

By: Steven Skiena,Charles B. Ward

In this fascinating book, Steve Skiena and Charles Ward bring quantitative analysis to bear on ranking and comparing historical reputations by aggregating the traces of millions of opinions, just as Google ranks webpages. They present rankings of more than one thousand of history's most significant people in science, politics, entertainment, and all areas of human endeavor.

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393

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Cambridge University Press

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1107041376

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9781107041370

The Spenser Encyclopedia

By: Albert Charles Hamilton

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The Spenser Encyclopedia

By: Albert Charles Hamilton

A reference book for scholarship on Edmund Spenser offering a detailed, literary guide to his life, works and influence. Over 700 entries by 422 contributors, an index and extensive bibliography.

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884

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University of Toronto Press

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0802079237

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9780802079237

The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the Land of Flanders & Elsewhere

By: Charles De Coster

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The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the Land of Flanders & Elsewhere

By: Charles De Coster

Ulenspiegel was living at Koolkerke, in the intimate favour of a farmer's widow, a sweet and gentle person who refused him nothing of what was hers to give. He was very happy there, petted and made much of, until one day a treacherous rival, an alderman of the village, lay in wait for him early in the morning when he was coming out of the tavern, and would have beaten him with a wooden club. But Ulenspiegel, thinking to cool his rival's anger, threw him into a duck-pond that was full of water, and the alderman scrambled out as best he could, green as a toad and dripping like a sponge. -from Chapter XXXVII Based upon scatterings of European folktales and mythologies, this is a romantic drama of human vice and virtue spun around the wanderings of Tyl Ulenspiegel, artist, prankster, and fool. First published in 1867-this 1918 English translation is by British writer GEOFFREY WHITWORTH (1883-1951)-it is a saga of witches and martyrs, torture and heroism that sings of the national character of heartiness and generosity of the Flemish people, with Ulenspiegel the embodiment of Flemish spirit. From its fascinating depiction of Flemish life in the 16th century to its stalwart pluck in the face of the horrors of the Spanish Inquisition that then was raging, this is the first classic of Belgian literature, the personification of the tiny country's honor and courage. ALSO AVAILABLE AT COSIMO: deCoster's Flemish Legends OF INTEREST TO: readers of classic European literature, students of myth and folklore

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317

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Cosimo, Inc.

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1596054247

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9781596054240

Moral Theology of John Paul II

By: Charles E. Curran

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Moral Theology of John Paul II

By: Charles E. Curran

Provides a systematic analysis of the moral theology that underlies Pope John Paul II' moral teachings, and its astonishing influence. This book focuses on the authoritative statements, specifically the fourteen papal encyclicals the pope has written, to examine how well the pope has addressed the broad issues and problems in the Church.

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284

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A&C Black

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0567030938

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9780567030931

The Poetry of Anne Finch

An Essay in Interpretation

By: Charles H. Hinnant

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The Poetry of Anne Finch

An Essay in Interpretation

By: Charles H. Hinnant

At the same time her stance as a feminist led her not only to articulate issues in terms of gender but also to define her poetry in opposition to the dominant literary form of the age, satire."--BOOK JACKET.

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300

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University of Delaware Press

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0874134692

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9780874134698

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The Pope's Legion

The Pope's Legion

The Concise Cambridge History of English Literature

The Concise Cambridge History of English Literature

Who's Bigger?

Who's Bigger?

The Spenser Encyclopedia

The Spenser Encyclopedia

The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the Land of Flanders & Elsewhere

The Legend of the Glorious Adventures of Tyl Ulenspiegel in the Land of Flanders & Elsewhere

Moral Theology of John Paul II

Moral Theology of John Paul II

The Poetry of Anne Finch

The Poetry of Anne Finch

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