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The siege of Venice in 1848 is one of history's most thrilling and tragic episodes. After half a century of Habsburg imperial rule, the Venetians drove out the occupying army and established their own republic. Led by the Jewish lawyer Daniele Manin, a man of immense courage and personal integrity, they embraced the lofty values of the Risorgimento, Italy's struggle for national unity, freedom and justice. When the Austrians returned with a massive army, intent on recapturing Venice, Manin rejected their surrender demands. The city braced itself for a siege lasting more than a year, ending only when bombardment, cholera and starvation made further resistance impossible. This epic story, in Jonathan Keates's gripping and meticulously-researched account, embraces the wider world of the revolutionary Italy of Garibaldi, Mazzini and Pope Pius IX, warrior priests, militant actresses, death-or-glory poets, a Mata Hari-type siren spy and a rebel princess. At the centre of the whole crowded canvas, however, stand the truest heroes of all - the people of Venice. Their grit, humour and endurance, under a hail of bombs and a tide of blood sweeping across their once peaceful lagoon, make The Siege of Venice a profoundly touching and unforgettable book.

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Zařazení knihy Knihy v angličtině Humanities History Regional & national history

• Plný název: Siege Of Venice
• Autor: J Keates
• Jazyk: Angličtina
• Vazba: Brožovaná
• Počet stran: 528
• EAN: 9780712673693
• ISBN: 0712673695
• ID: 04117598
• Nakladatelství: Vintage Publishing
• Hmotnost: 370 g
• Rozměry: 198 × 129 × 34 mm
• Datum vydání: 04. May 2006

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