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Reccommended Books

The following is a list of books that are recommended by Papal Zouave International. These books will give you a greater insight into the Papal Zouaves and other counter-revolutionary struggles. The list is broken down by category and language of the book. As an Amazon associate I earn from qualifying purchases. 

Papal Zouaves and the 9th Crusade (English)

The Pope's Legion: The Multinational Fighting Force that Defended the Vatican

by Charles Coulombe.

The Pope's Soldiers: A Military History of the Modern Vatican

by David Alverez.

Victorian Crusaders: British and Irish Volunteers in the Papal Army 1860-70

by Fr. Nicholas Schofield.

The Irish and English in Italy’s Risorgimento

by Mary Jane Cryan.  (Request book in contact box from authors website)

The Irish brigade in the Pope's army 1860

by Donal Corcoran.

Theodore Wibaux: Pontifical Zouave and Jesuit

by Charles Marie Emmanuel Du Cöetlosquet.

Two Years in the Pontifical Zouaves

by Joseph Powell.

My First Prisoner

by Bartle Teeling.

The History of the Italian Revolution, First Period.

by Patrick Keyes O'Clery.

The Making of Italy

by Patrick Keyes O'Clery.

Papal Zouaves and the 9th Crusade (French)

Les Zouaves Pontificaux Orginaires des Hauts de France

by Jacky Beaulieu and Patrick Nouaille Degorce

Joseph-Louis Guérin, Séminariste, Zouave Pontifical, mort en odeur de sainteté

by Julien Allard

Les officiers français des zouaves pontificaux - histoire et devenir entre XIXe et XXe siècle

by Laurent Gruaz

Papal Zouaves and the 9th Crusade (Italian)

La Nona Crociata: I Voluntari di Pio IX in Defisa di Roma

by Libreria Tonini.

Per Il Papa Rey

by Lorenzo Innocenti.

Papal Zouaves and the 9th Crusade (Spanish)

WILS y el Batallón de Zuavos Carlistas.: Guerra en Cataluña, 1869-1873

by Agustín Pacheco Fernández and Francisco Javier Suárez de Vega.

Papal Zouaves and the 9th Crusade (Dutch)
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