For those interested in learning about Italy's foreign relations in the past, a recent book Italy Invades written by Christopher Kelly and Stuart Laycock may be of interest. The book is a fast-paced and fun read, certainly not an academic history of gravitas, that illuminates little known engagements that the Italic people have had around the world since Roman times.

For example, did you know that Italy has conducted military operations into Russia three times? Or that Italians fought with General Custer's 7th Cavalry at the Battle of Little Big Horn in 1876? Learn about these forays and more in this book, which is available here and could make a good holiday gift for an Italophile you know.

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Source: San Francisco, Italy