The Pope's army
500 years of the papal Swiss Guard
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Word Count
52,500 words, Guess
Page Count
210 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL3416486M
- ISBN-100824523954
- OCLC Control Number62322273
- Library of Congress Control Number2005032734
- Goodreads1125516
Classifications
- DDC355.009456/34
- LCCUA749.5 .R69 2006
Description
With the recent elections of Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis, the world witnessed the pomp and honor of the Swiss Guard, the "Pope's Army." Now Robert Royal takes us through the colorful 500-year history of the military guard that has witnessed every major Vatican event for half a millennium. Topics include the guard's origins, the Medici Popes, the sack of Rome, the Napoleonic War, the unification of Italy, the Pope's imprisonment; World Wars I and II; and the Nazi occupation of Rome.
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