... Brief History of Modern Europe, From 1814 to the Great War
The book ... Brief History of Modern Europe, From 1814 to the Great War was written by author William Glover Here you can read free online of ... Brief History of Modern Europe, From 1814 to the Great War book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is ... Brief History of Modern Europe, From 1814 to the Great War a good or bad book?
What reading level is ... Brief History of Modern Europe, From 1814 to the Great War book?
To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Italy was now a united whole — save for Venetia in the north and Rome in the centre. In the February of 1861 the first general Italian Parliament met at Turin, the capital of Piedmont; when Victor Emmanuel, in compliance with the general wish, took the title of King of Italy. Italy a United Kingdom. — There were many hotheads who urged the new king to complete forthwith the work that had been so well begun, and to drive the Austrians out of Venetia and occupy Rome. Victor Emmanuel, however, clu...ng to a prudent waiting policy, and in the end he got what he waited for. In the year 1866 there broke out a war between Prussia and Austria, when Italy entered into an alliance with Prussia ; and although the Italians did not play a very brilliant part in the affair — being defeated on land at Custozza and at sea off Lissa — their help proved so useful in dividing the strength of the Austrian attack that when Prussia finally crushed her rival she compelled the latter to give up Venetia to the Italian ally.
You can download books for free in various formats, such as epub, pdf, azw, mobi, txt and others on book networks site. Additionally, the entire text is available for online reading through our e-reader. Our site is not responsible for the performance of third-party products (sites).
User Reviews: