The Siege of Venice by Jonathan Keates
ISBN: 9780712673693
Publisher: Pimlico
512 Pages, Paperback
The story of Venice’s great last stand in 1848 against its Austrian rulers. For over a year the Austrians blockaded the city. Food was scarce and cholera was rife. The people of Venice gave their all in support of the rebellion but without foreign help the sad, if glorious end, was inevitable.