James Falkner

Broschiertes Buch

Prince Eugene of Savoy

A Genius for War Against Louis XIV and the Ottoman Empire

Beschreibung

A lifelong bachelor although fond of women, Eugene was both a typical hard-bitten soldier and an accomplished diplomat, as well as a great patron of the arts.

Autor

James Falkner is a leading authority on eighteenth-century warfare and he has made a special study of the military exploits of the 1st Duke of Marlborough. His book, Great and Glorious Days: Marlborough's Battles 1704-1709, is one of the outstanding studies of the subject. His other books include Blenheim 1704, Ramillies 1706, Marlborough Goes to War: Eyewitness Accounts 1702-1713, Marlborough's Sieges, Marlborough's Battlefields, Fire Over the Rock: The Great Siege of Gibraltar 1779-1783, Marshal Vauban and the Defence of Louis XIV's France, Marlborough's War Machine and The War of the Spanish Succession, 1701-1714.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 232mm x 154mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 344g
• ISBN-13: 9781526799425
• ISBN-10: 1526799421
• Artikelnr.: 70355911