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1 online resource |
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""Cover""; ""The Hero of Italy: Odoardo Farnese, Duke of Parma, his Soldiers, and his Subjects in the Thirty Years� War""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Table of Contents""; ""List of Figures, Tables, and Maps""; ""FIGURES""; ""TABLES""; ""MAPS""; ""Introduction: The Other Thirty Years� War""; ""1: The Moth and the Flame""; ""THE FARNESE GRAN GIUSTIZIA OF 1612""; ""A BOY-WARRIOR IN DANGEROUS TIMES""; ""2: Duke Odoardo�s Army""; ""OFFICERS AND GENTLEMEN""; ""ARMY CADRES""; ""THE RANK AND FILE""; ""WEAPONS AND TACTICS""; ""AUXILIARY FORCES"" |
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""3: The Duke of Parma�s Great Adventure""""ODOARDO OVER THE BRINK""; ""THE SIEGE OF VALENZA""; ""ODOARDO AND HIS ARMY PART WAYS""; ""4: Parman Sideshow""; ""THE SINEWS OF WAR""; ""THE DUCHY STRANDED""; ""5: The Deluge""; ""THE DELUGE""; ""HOW BRUTAL WAS THE THIRTY YEARS� WAR IN ITALY?""; ""Conclusion""; ""Sources and Bibliography""; ""ARCHIVAL SOURCES""; ""PRINTED SOURCES""; ""STUDIES""; ""Index"" |
| Summary |
'The Hero of Italy' examines a salient episode in Italy's Thirty Years' War with Spain and France, whereby the young duke Odoardo Farnese of Parma embraced the French alliance, only to experience defeat and occupation after two tumultuous years (1635-1637) |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Farnese, Odoardo, Duke of Parma and Piacenza, 1612-1646.
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| SUBJECT |
Farnese, Odoardo, Duke of Parma and Piacenza, 1612-1646 fast |
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Thirty Years' War, 1618-1648.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Italy.
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Parma and Piacenza (Duchy) -- History -- 17th century
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Europe -- Parma and Piacenza (Duchy)
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History
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191510908 |
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0191510904 |
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1306456185 |
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9781306456180 |
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