The Pope's Army: The Papacy in Diplomacy and War

Author:   John Carr
Publisher:   Pen & Sword Books Ltd
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9781526714893


Pages:   320
Publication Date:   10 June 2019
Format:   Hardback
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"For much of its 2,000-year history, the Roman Catholic Church was a formidable political and military power, in contrast to its pacifist origins and its present concentration on spiritual matters. The period of political and military activism can be dated to roughly between 410, when Pope Innocent I vainly tried to avert the sack of Rome by the Visigoths, and about 1870, when Pope Pius IX was abandoned by his protectors, the French Army, and forced to submit to the new Italian state by surrendering any political power the Vatican had left. During those centuries, the popes employed every means at their disposal, including direct military action, to maintain their domains centred on Rome. Some pontiffs, such as Alexander VI, Julius II (15th century), plus the energetic Borgia popes later, built the Papal States into a power in their own right. In the following century and a half, Europe's destructive religious wars almost always had a papal component, with the Lateran and later Vatican fielding their own armies. Climaxing the story are the little-known yet bitter late-nineteenth century battles between the papal volunteers from all over Europe and America, and the Italian nationalists who ultimately prevailed. John Carr narrates the story of Papal military clout with engaging verve. AUTHOR: John Carr has enjoyed a career as a journalist, correspondent and broadcaster (""The Times"", ""Wall Street Journal Europe"", Vatican Radio), mainly in the Mediterranean and particularly Greece, where he now resides. He is the author of ""On Spartan Wings: The Royal Hellenic Air Force in World War II""; ""Sparta's Kings""; ""The Defence and Fall of Greece 1940-41""; ""RHNS Averof""; ""Fighting Emperors of Byzantium""; ""The Knights Hospitaller""; and ""The Komnene Dynasty"", all published by Pen & Sword. 20 b/w illustrations"

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Author:   John Carr
Publisher:   Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Imprint:   Pen & Sword Military
ISBN:  

9781526714893


ISBN 10:   1526714892
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   10 June 2019
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Trying to cover it all in one book, especially one under three-hundred pages, goes to show that it might be impossible, [but] Carr makes a valiant effort, especially not getting too technical and bogged down in the doctrinal controversies that rocked the early Church... --City Book Review


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John Carr has enjoyed a career as a journalist, correspondent and broadcaster (_The Times_, _Wall Street Journal Europe_, Vatican Radio), mainly in the Mediterranean and particularly Greece, where he now resides. He is the author of _On Spartan Wings: The Royal Hellenic Air Force in World War II_; _Sparta's Kings_; _The Defence and Fall of Greece 1940-41_; _RHNS Averof_; _Fighting Emperors of Byzantium_; _The Knights Hospitaller_; and _The Komnene Dynasty_, all published by Pen & Sword.

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