The Pope's Army: 500 Years of the Papal Swiss Guard
ISBN-13:
9780824523954
ISBN-10:
0824523954
Edition:
First Edition
Author:
Robert Royal
Publication date:
2006
Publisher:
Herder & Herder
Format:
Hardcover
224 pages
Category:
Christian Books & Bibles
,
History
,
Italy
,
European History
,
Military History
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ISBN-13:
9780824523954
ISBN-10:
0824523954
Edition:
First Edition
Author:
Robert Royal
Publication date:
2006
Publisher:
Herder & Herder
Format:
Hardcover
224 pages
Category:
Christian Books & Bibles
,
History
,
Italy
,
European History
,
Military History
Summary
The Pope's Army: 500 Years of the Papal Swiss Guard (ISBN-13: 9780824523954 and ISBN-10: 0824523954), written by authors
Robert Royal, was published by Herder & Herder in 2006.
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With the election of Pope Benedict XVI, the world witnessed the pomp and honor of the Swiss Guard, the "Pope’s Army." Now best-selling author and Crisis columnist 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: origins; five hundred years of fortitude; the Medici Popes; the sack of Rome; siege, dissolution, rebirth and the Napoleonic war; the unification of Italy; the Pope’s imprisonment; two World Wars; the Nazi occupation of Rome.
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