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Pigeons (Hardcover)
Andrew Crichton, Prideaux John Selby
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R983
Discovery Miles 9 830
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At war with Marlborough against the French
There can be little doubt that John Churchill, Duke of
Marlborough, stands high in the pantheon of the greatest British
military men. His campaigns, particularly during the War of Spanish
Succession (1701-14) where he fought in collaboration with another
military genius of his age, Prince Eugene of Savoy, included iconic
battles which resonate to the present day. Perhaps foremost among
those was the Battle of Blenheim, 1704, in which allied victory was
grasped-at some cost-from a French force whose position on the
field of conflict could barely have been better. It is certain that
Marlborough owed much of his success-as did Wellington a century
later-to the courage of the soldiers of the British army who fought
under his command. This special Leonaur edition includes narratives
about two officers of one of the redoubtable British regiments, the
hard fighting and ardently religious Scots of the Cameronians-the
26th Regiment of Foot. The first narrative chronicles the career
and includes the campaign diary of John Blackader, whose words have
often been quoted in descriptions of the war. The second work
describes the career of James Ferguson another renowned Scottish
officer and is included here to provide a contrasting perspective
on Blackader's more expansive writing.
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each
title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our
hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their
spines and fabric head and tail bands.
At war with Marlborough against the French
There can be little doubt that John Churchill, Duke of
Marlborough, stands high in the pantheon of the greatest British
military men. His campaigns, particularly during the War of Spanish
Succession (1701-14) where he fought in collaboration with another
military genius of his age, Prince Eugene of Savoy, included iconic
battles which resonate to the present day. Perhaps foremost among
those was the Battle of Blenheim, 1704, in which allied victory was
grasped-at some cost-from a French force whose position on the
field of conflict could barely have been better. It is certain that
Marlborough owed much of his success-as did Wellington a century
later-to the courage of the soldiers of the British army who fought
under his command. This special Leonaur edition includes narratives
about two officers of one of the redoubtable British regiments, the
hard fighting and ardently religious Scots of the Cameronians-the
26th Regiment of Foot. The first narrative chronicles the career
and includes the campaign diary of John Blackader, whose words have
often been quoted in descriptions of the war. The second work
describes the career of James Ferguson another renowned Scottish
officer and is included here to provide a contrasting perspective
on Blackader's more expansive writing.
Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each
title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket; our
hardbacks are cloth bound and feature gold foil lettering on their
spines and fabric head and tail bands.
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Fishes of British Guiana, Volume 1 (Paperback)
Andrew Crichton; Created by Robert Hermann Schomburgk, Sir William Jardine, Sir Robert Hermann Schomburgk
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R945
R783
Discovery Miles 7 830
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