The Pope&Apos S Army: Papacy In Diplomacy And War John Carr Pen Sword Military Αγγλικά Βιβλία History World

For Much Of Its 2 000-Year History The Roman Catholic Church Was A Formidable Political And Military Power In Contrast To Pacifist Origins Present Concentration On Spiritual Matters Period Activism Can Be Dated Roughly Between 410 When Pope Innocent I Vainly Tried Avert Sack Rome By Visigoths About 1870 Pius Ix Abandoned His Protectors French Army Forced Submit New Italian State Surrendering Any Vatican Had Left During Those Centuries Popes Employed Every Means At Their Disposal Including Direct Action Maintain Domains Centred Some Pontiffs Such As Alexander Vi Julius Ii (15Th Century) Plus Energetic Borgia Later Built Papal States Into Own Right Following Century Half Europe\ S Destructive Religious Wars Almost Always Component With Lateran Fielding Armies Climaxing Story Are Little-Known Yet Bitter Late-Nineteenth Battles Volunteers From All Over Europe America Nationalists Who Ultimately Prevailed John Carr Narrates Clout Engaging Verve Σελίδες: 320 Διαστάσεις: 15 6X15 6Cm