James Falkner's Guide to Marlborough's Battlefields by FALKNER JAMES (9781844156320)
James Falkner's Guide to Marlborough's Battlefields by FALKNER JAMES (9781844156320)
James Falkner's Guide to Marlborough's Battlefields (Book)
FALKNER JAMES Release Date: 20 Aug 2008 Format: Paperback Pages: 224 ISBN: 9781844156320 ISBN-10: 184415632X
Three hundred years ago Queen Anne's Captain-General, John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough, led the Allied armies in an epic struggle against the powerful French forces of Louis XIV, in campaigns that stretched across wide areas of the Low Countries, France and Germany. Marlborough's victories at the Schellenberg, Blenheim, Ramillies, Oudenarde and Malplaquet are among the most remarkable feats in all of British military history. Marlborough broke France's military power for a hundred years. As James Falkner demonstrates in this, the first full-scale guide to the subject, the story of these famous campaigns makes compelling and exciting reading, and the sites associated with them are evocative places that can easily be visited today. His battlefield guide is essential reading for anyone who is keen to understand the military history of the era, and it is an invaluable companion for visitors to the many battlefields associated with Marlborough's triumphs.
