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Garibaldi Part 1 of a trilogy

I have just finished the first part of a trilogy written by George Macaulay Trevelyan. Trevelyan was an enthusiastic supporter of Garibaldi so these 1200 odd pages (the three books) are a tribute to the man who sits centre stage when it comes to the wars of the italian unification.

The innocent red book volume 1 of 3 covers Garibaldi’s early life (1807-1831) and then exile in Uruguay (until 1848) in its first 41 pages. The next 350 are devoted to the “Defence of Rome” years 1848/1849 before a second exile in the USA followed.

I have previously written about the red book in this post.

https://wordpress.com/post/thewargamingerratic.home.blog/2234

In May 1848 Garibaldi was sailing from Montevideo in Uruguay, heading for Italy, the land not yet a Kingdom!

the lands that made Garibaldi the tough and resourceful General in Italy – viva south america!

In my previous post I dwelt on his South American experiences which probably made his military capability so powerful.

On the Painting Pedestal – The “lucky” man himself – made by Lucky toys as it happens.

I don’t think you will find a better wargamers guide – heres hoping volumes 2 and 3 are of the same mould. The book may be 114 years old but you will find precious little wargamer books on the subject of Garibaldi. In fact it seems there are not that many military history books either. There are a lot of books about the politics of the “Risorgimento” which it seems is very much a live debate even today.