How a Forgotten Battle Created a More Peaceful World
The legacy of Solferino is in more danger than ever
On a June day near Solferino, a town in what’s now northern Italy, something depressingly common happened. Two European armies clashed in combat, and thousands of men lost their lives.
The Battle of Solferino was considered an important event at the time — it was the biggest European battl…
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