"Kingdom of Italy - books & resources?" Topic

Can anyone point me towards websites or recommend books about Italy in the Naps wars?

Osprey has discontinued their book about them and I'm interested in uniforms details, organizations, etc.

This link was posted on TMP not so long ago:

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Regards

Some additional items here: link

Those are about the best.

Nafziger has a couple of books about Eugene's campaigns.

@AC: Actually, I have a copy of the Osprey that I was thinking of selling. I've also got a c. 1970s uniform guide on Italian uniforms of the Napoleonic Wars …

Don't overlook the Elting Books. Swords around the Throne pp 391 to about 396. There are some tidbits in the Uniforms books that you probably won't find elsewhere.

Then there's the old standby, Armies of the Napoleonic Era by Otto von Pivka. Good basic information.

For uniform details, I use the Lienhart & Humbert plates. The Italian plates are linked below:

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Jon

Thanks a lot guys, a lot of good info there!

@Skeptic : I could be interested in buying those. Drop me an email at iannickm@gmail.com if you want to sell.

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napitalia.org.uk/eng

@AC: Ok, I am going to locate both books, and get the title of the 2nd book to you by e-mail. Stay tuned …

Italians always did seem like a good way to use Napoleonic French figures as something else, albeit with minor conversions here and there, but there are only so many periods that one can manage at once …

You might also find useful:

Prince Eugene at War:1809 by Robert Epstein published by the Emperor's Press in 1984

This is a good account of the 1809 campaign against Archduke John.

I've yet to find a decent account in English of the 1813-14 campaign in Italy or Murat abortive one in 1815.

Elliott

Arcduke I'0m a FANATIC of the history of my country (i.e. Italy, of course!) during the Nap Wars!
I'll drop you an e-mail as soon as possible!

Well, I looked over what we have here in stock…

1-999088 088 NAPOLEON'S ITALIAN & NEAPOLITAN TROOPS Osprey Men-At-Arms series, 8 color plates, text.1 vol, 48 pgs 1996 LONDON, OSPREY PUBLISHING NEW-pb $13.00 USD

A number of Compagnie Elite Uniform plates (by regiment) covering "Napoli" troops 1806-1812 era (10-15 figures each plate, $12 USD each).

Crociani, Piero illusts by Massimo Brandani NEAPOLITAN ARMY 1806-15: Line Infantry Serie "De Bello" #6, nine full page color plates, many b/w & color line drawings, Italian/English.1 vol, 60 pgs 1987 MILANO, EDITRICE MILITARE NEW-color softcover $20.00 USD 1-14300

Crociani, Piero illusts by Massimo Brandani ITALIAN ARMY 1806-15:Royal Guard (20) full page color plates, other b/w & colorline drawings/illust/photos, Italian/English.1 vol, 96 pgs 2005 ITALY, ERMANNO ALBERTELLI
NEW-softcover $26.00 USD Item: 1-80450

[This book 1-80450, is currently out of stock, but I can order it for you)

Both 1-14300 and 1-80450 have predominenly Italian text with English summations. Color and black and white illustrations like an Osprey, and tables with unit strengths.

The Nafziger noted above includes:

1-67140 Fabry, G editior translated by George Nafziger FIRST PHASE OF NAPOLEON'S 1796 CAMPAIGN IN ITALY 8.5x11, this 1905 work was prepared under for theFrench Army General Staff, memoirs by severalItalian, b/w maps.1 vol, 103 pgs 2001 US, NAFZIGER COLLLECTION NEW-softcover $20.00 USD

1-67980 Schneid, Frederick NAPOLEON'S ITALIAN CAMPAIGNS: 1805-1815 Detailed look at the 1805-06, 1809 and 1813-1815 campaigns, b/w maps, o/b's, notes, biblio, index.1 vol, 248 pgs 2002 WESTPORT, PRAEGER PRESS NEW-hardcover $99.00 USD

Extensive OOB in back listing units and number of battalions and squadrons (not actual number of men), Aggregate numbers of men in text.

2-11000 Epstein, Robert M. PRINCE EUGENE AT WAR: 1809 Study of Eugene's Italian & Hungarian campaign in 1809. Maps, b/w illust, chapter notes, biblio.1 vol, 146 pgs 1984 ARLINGTON, EMPIRE PRESS V.GOOD-dj $60.00 USD

That's a good start.

Dennis from OMM
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