We are pleased to announce our latest publication of Custoza: Memories of an Ex-Grenadier by Ugo Pesci, written in 1879 and translated here for the first time into English.
This is a first-hand account of the Battle of Custoza in 1866 in the third and final War of Italian Independence, written by an officer in a grenadier unit in the Royal Italian Army. Filled with personal anecdotes, it gives a concise, eye-level view of the two days before and during this battle.
In June of 1866, the Kingdom of Prussia declared war on the Austrian Empire. The recently- formed Kingdom of Italy immediately decided to seize this opportunity to annex Venetia by allying itself with Prussia and invading this last remaining region in the unification of the Italian Peninsula. Thus, on June 23, 1866, units of the Royal Italian Army crossed the Mincio River into Venetia. The Battle of Custoza, the first battle in this war, took place the very next day when the Italians met the Austrian Imperial Army commanded by Archduke Albrecht.
Available at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B01A92BZWU/
for Kindle.
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