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  • The War of the Spanish Succession, 1701–1714

    de James Falkner ...
    How the death of a childless monarch sparked a bloody conflict that raged across Europe and beyond.The War of the Spanish Succession, fought between 1701 and 1714 to decide who should inherit the Spanish throne, was a conflict on an unprecedented scale, stretching across most of western Europe, the high seas, and the Americas. Yet this major subject is not well known and little understood. James ... Leer más

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  • James Falkner's Guide to Marlborough's Battlefields

    de James Falkner ...
    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 ... Leer más

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  • Marlborough's War Machine, 1702–1711

    de James Falkner ...
    The author of The War of the Spanish Succession analyzes the inner workings of the army led into battle by General John Churchill.Blenheim, Ramilles, Oudenarde, Malplaquet—much has been written about the brilliant victories of the Duke of Marlborough's Anglo-Dutch army over the armies of Louis XIV of France during the War of the Spanish Succession. Less attention has been focused on the men and ... Leer más

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  • Prince Eugene of Savoy

    A Genius for War Against Louis XIV and the Ottoman Empire

    de James Falkner ...
    This biography of the Holy Roman Empire's great military commander examines his extraordinary life on and off the battlefield.French born of an Italian mother, Prince Eugene of Savoy-Carignan (1663-1736) was destined for the church, but fled France to choose the life of a soldier. He entered the service of the Habsburg Emperor Leopold I in 1683 and rose rapidly to become one of the greatest ... Leer más

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  • Blenheim 1704

    Marlborough's Greatest Victory

    de James Falkner ...
    A detailed and easily followed guidebook that tells the story of the Duke of Marlborough's victory at the Battle of Blenheim in 1704 and takes the reader across the Bavarian battlefield, rediscovering the lanes and by-ways tramped by the soldiers of 300 years ago. The author's skilful use of maps, his detailed knowledge of the ground, and his deep military understanding combine to give the reader ... Leer más

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  • Marshal Vauban

    Louis XIV's Engineer Genius

    de James Falkner ...
    "[A] vivid and well written account of the life of the man who built some of the most magnificent military structures known to man."—Clayton Donnell, "Fortress Archaeologist"Sebastien Le Prestre, Marshal Vauban, was one of the greatest military engineers of all time. His complex, highly sophisticated fortress designs, his advanced theories for the defense and attack of fortified places, and his ... Leer más

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  • Marlborough's Wars

    Eyewitness Accounts, 1702–1713

    de James Falkner, The Duke of Marlborough ...
    With extensive firsthand accounts, this volume presents a vivid chronicle of the Duke's decisive campaigns in the War of Spanish Succession.Many books have been written about the 1st Duke of Marlborough's famous victories, but none of the previous studies has really concentrated on how the warfare was perceived by the men and women who took part - those who experienced the action at first hand. In ... Leer más

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  • Fire Over the Rock

    The Great Siege of Gibraltar, 1779–1783

    de James Falkner ...
    " This book does a wonderful job in describing a portion of [the Rock of Gibraltar's] history during the Napoleonic Wars" ( The Past in Review).The great siege of Gibraltar was the longest recorded in the annals of the British army. Between 1779 and 1783, a small British force defended the Rock against the Spanish and the French who were determined take this strategically vital point guarding the ... Leer más

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  • The Battle of Fontenoy 1745

    Saxe against Cumberland in the War of the Austrian Succession

    de James Falkner ...
    A detailed history of a pivotal, bloody battle in a clash of European dynasties, with illustrations included.The Battle of Fontenoy marked a turning point in the War of the Austrian Succession, yet it has rarely been analyzed in depth and the Europe-wide conflict in which it played a part is little understood. James Falkner, in this perceptive and original account, puts the record straight by ... Leer más

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  • Ramillies 1706

    The Year of Miracles

    de James Falkner ...
    Series series Battleground Marlborough
    An account of the pivotal victory for the Grand Alliance forces during the War of the Spanish Succession, from a leading authority on eighteenth-century warfare.On Sunday, May 23 1706, near the village of Ramillies in modern Belgium, the Anglo-Dutch army commanded by John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, inflicted a devastating defeat on the French army of the Duke de Villeroi. Marlborough's ... Leer más

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  • Battle Story: Blenheim 1704

    de James Falkner ...
    Blenheim has gone down in history as one of the turning points of the War of the Spanish Succession – and some would say in the history of conflict in Europe. The overwhelming Allied victory ensured the safety of Vienna from the Franco-Bavarian army, thus preventing the collapse of the Grand Alliance. Bavaria was knocked out of the war, and Louis's hopes for a quick victory came to an end. France ... Leer más

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  • Stephen and Matilda's Civil War

    Cousins of Anarchy

    de Matthew Lewis ...
    The story of the twelfth-century rivalry for the throne between the daughter and the nephew of Henry I—a battle that tore England apart for over a decade.The Anarchy was the first civil war in post-Conquest England, enduring throughout the reign of King Stephen between 1135 and 1154. It ultimately brought about the end of the Norman dynasty and the birth of the mighty Plantagenet kings.When Henry ... Leer más

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