Name: Italy Invades

Author: Christopher Kelly
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1940598729		 Authors Christopher Kelly and Stuart Laycock take their readers on an astonishing third tour of military history after the success of their first two books, America Invades and All the Countries We've Ever Invaded. From the Pope's Machine Gun to General Custer's Last Stand, Italy Invades: How Italians Conquered the World, uncovers more fascinating facts about Italian influence in shaping the world we know today. With personal photos, maps and an index to assist readers, Italy Invades is an instant treasure for all fans of Italian and military history.

Italy Invades outlines Italian military activity around the globe, from the ancient Romans up to the present day. This popular history documents many of the little-known triumphs, tragedies and even oddball involvement of Italian forces and reveals how:

Italian explorers played a major role in the Middle Ages and the centuries afterwards, opening up the world to contact with EuropeThe design for the American Pentagon is based on Italian star fortification plans used during the RenaissanceThe Italians have often been at the forefront of military science and engineeringThe map of Roman military conquests influenced the development of languages around much of the worldThe largest invasion in world history has an Italian nameAnd much more!


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