Solferino 1859 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Solferino 1859 write by Richard Brooks. This book was released on 2009-04-21. Solferino 1859 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Osprey's Campaign title for the battle of Solferino (1859), which was the decisive action of the Franco-Austrian War. Fought near Lake Garda in northern Italy, it was the largest European battle since Leipzig in 1813 with over a quarter of a million combatants. In the presence of three crowned heads of state - Napoleon III of France, Emperor Franz-Joseph of Austria and Victor Emmanuel II of Piedmont-Sardinia (later the King of all Italy) - the armies clashed in a bitterly fought contest that would leave more than 40,000 dead and give the battle a reputation for savagery that would inspire not only the formation of the Red Cross, but also the first Geneva Convention. As a crucial climax to the Second Italian War of Independence, this title covers the build-up to the battle, including actions at Montebello, Palestro and Magenta that led to the decisive moment of the campaign. Full-color battlescene artwork and detailed maps illustrate this comprehensive account of the commanders, armies, plans and aftermath of one of the bloodiest battles of the period.
A Memory of Solferino
A Memory of Solferino - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Memory of Solferino write by Henri Dunant. This book was released on 2013-12-14. A Memory of Solferino available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Henri Dunant (1828 – 1910) was a Swiss businessman who happened to witness the horrors of the 1859 Battle of Solferino between France, Sardinia, and Austria. Three years later he published Un Souvenir de Solferino at his own expense and presented it to leading figures in Europe. The next year, due to his efforts, the Red Cross was founded.
The Origin of the Red Cross
The Origin of the Red Cross - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Origin of the Red Cross write by Henry Dunant. This book was released on 1911. The Origin of the Red Cross available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Campaign of Magenta and Solferino, 1859
The Campaign of Magenta and Solferino, 1859 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Campaign of Magenta and Solferino, 1859 write by Harold Carmichael Wylly. This book was released on 1907. The Campaign of Magenta and Solferino, 1859 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Som nr. 4 fra 1907 i serien "Special Campaign Series" her den engelske officer H.C. Wylly om Magenta/Solferino-felttoget i Norditalien under Fransk-østrigske-sardinske krig 1859 som led i krigene for Italiens samling. Værket er med appendix af slagordener for de sardinske, franske og østrigske hære ved begge ovennævnte slag.
Solferino 21
Solferino 21 - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Solferino 21 write by Hugo Slim. This book was released on 2024-05-09. Solferino 21 available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. War is at a tipping point: we're passing from the age of industrial warfare to a new era of computerised warfare, and a renewed risk of great-power conflict. Humanitarian response is also evolving fast--'big aid' demands more and more money, while aid workers try to digitalise, preparing to meet ever-broader needs in the long, big wars and climate crisis of the future. This book draws on the founding moment of the modern Red Cross movement--the 1859 Battle of Solferino, a moment of great change in the nature of conflict--to track the big shifts already underway, and still to come, in the wars and war aid of our century. Hugo Slim first surveys the current landscape: the tech, politics, law and strategy of warfare, and the long-term transformations ahead as conflict goes digital. He then explains how civilians both suffer and survive in today's wars, and how their world is changing. Finally, he critiques today's humanitarian system, citing the challenges of the 2020s. Inspired by Henri Dunant's seminal humanitarian text, 'Solferino 21' alerts policymakers to the coming shakeup of the military and aid professions, illuminating key priorities for the new century. Humanitarians, he warns, must adapt or fail.
