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Bezig met laden... Blenheim 1704: The Duke of Marlborough's Masterpiecedoor John Tincey
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. An ok Osprey title that heavily overemphasizes the British aspect. Why, for instance, is there an illustration of William and Mary, both dead around the time of the campaign. The overview map fails to account for the Hungarian uprising, which bound some of the Austrian forces and attention to the Eastern theater (and devastated their tax returns). In the presentation of the commanders it is the Dutchs' turn to suffer. Naturally, the commissioned paintings also focus on the British and the bibliography is almost entirely composed of works from British authors. If one accepts this bias, one gets a decent account of the battle. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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Osprey's study of the Blenheim campaign,nbsp;Britiain's defining battle of the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714).nbsp;Combining one of history's most audacious strategic manoeuvres with perhaps the greatest military victory ever won by a British commander, the Blenheim campaign is rightly considered the pinnacle of the career of John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough. On 13 August 1704, Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy faced a Franco-Bavarian army threatening to knock Austria out of the War of the Spanish Succession. In a hard-fought battle Marlborough won a resounding victory, capturing Marshal Tallard and over 14,000 men. In this book John Tincey describes how Marlborough's victory crushed his enemies, shattered the myth of French invincibility and laid the foundations for two centuries of British world dominance. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)940.2526History and Geography Europe Europe Early Modern 1453-1914 1648-1789LC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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