Published by Crossroad Publishing, 2006
ISBN 10: 0824523954 / ISBN 13: 9780824523954
Approx. size: 8.5" by 5.75" -- 210 pages

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.

Beautiful condition, as new - Only very minor bumped corners. Interior spotless. Excellent gift idea.

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