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Glories to Useless Heroism: The Seven Years´ War in North America from the French Journals of Comte Maures De Malartic, 1755-1760
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Description for Glories to Useless Heroism: The Seven Years´ War in North America from the French Journals of Comte Maures De Malartic, 1755-1760
Paperback. Editor(s): Raffle, William. Series: Reason to Revolution. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 Frontispiece ill, 8 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JF; BJ; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. .
`These are the facts and notes taken by a soldier on campaign, written daily, sometimes in a tent, sometimes in a canoe, today in the presence of the enemy, tomorrow in conference with a tribe of savages.' This succinct description is taken from the original French edition of the journal of Comte Maures de Malartic. It offers a fascinating glimpse into the daily life of a French soldier. Malartic, major of the Regiment de Bearn, sailed to the North American colony of New France in 1755 as France responded to British forces sent out to Virginia in the same year. ... Read more
`These are the facts and notes taken by a soldier on campaign, written daily, sometimes in a tent, sometimes in a canoe, today in the presence of the enemy, tomorrow in conference with a tribe of savages.' This succinct description is taken from the original French edition of the journal of Comte Maures de Malartic. It offers a fascinating glimpse into the daily life of a French soldier. Malartic, major of the Regiment de Bearn, sailed to the North American colony of New France in 1755 as France responded to British forces sent out to Virginia in the same year. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Helion & Company
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Reason to Revolution
Condition
New
Weight
28 g
Number of Pages
324
Place of Publication
Solihull, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781911512196
SKU
V9781911512196
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About W Raffle
William Raffle lives and works in Derbyshire and has been studying colonial North America for many years. After a long hiatus in study he is currently part-way through an MA in Early Modern History at the University of Sheffield. He has a particular focus on the Seven Years War and its transformative power on all of the nations and cultures ... Read more
Reviews for Glories to Useless Heroism: The Seven Years´ War in North America from the French Journals of Comte Maures De Malartic, 1755-1760
The narrative is clear and moves at a cracking pace...a good follower to the first volume in Helion's latest `From Reason to Revolution' series and is recommended. Winner of the 'Miniature Wargames Recommends Award' for December 2017.
Miniature Wargames - John Drewienkiewicz
William Raffle has done a great service to the historical community with this work; let ... Read more
Miniature Wargames - John Drewienkiewicz
William Raffle has done a great service to the historical community with this work; let ... Read more