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Book Review of Mazarin’s Quest: The Congress of Westphalia and the Coming of the Fronde

Paul Sonnino. Mazarin’s Quest: The Congress of Westphalia and the Coming of the Fronde. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0-674-03182-1. Maps. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Pp. vii, 307. $56.50. Dr Paul Sonnino, Professor of History at the University of … Continue reading

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Book Review of The Second War of Italian Unification, 1859-61

Frederick C. Schneid. The Second War of Italian Unification, 1859-61. Essential Histories series. Botley, England: Osprey, 2012. ISBN 978-1-84908-787-2. Chronology. Illustrations. Maps. Bibliography. Index. Pp. 96. $20.95. There are too few studies on the four Wars of Italian Unification in the English … Continue reading

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