Emilia Romagna Castles

Presentation of Professor Andrea Santangelo's latest book "The Ways of War" published by Il Mulino (2025).
The author aims to offer a new perspective on the history of wars, analysing the
concept of a 'route' across Europe, between plains and rivers.The book explores the landscape
The book explores the European landscape marked by wars, from Roman fortifications to the trenches of the First World War and the bombing of the Second World War.
World War and the bombings of the Second, documenting the material traces left by the
conflicts. The book is distinguished by its attempt to go beyond superficial analyses, focusing
on the experience of all European states, including the vanquished, and proposing a more holistic analysis of European history.