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14%OFFMichael McNally - Fontenoy 1745: Cumberland´s bloody defeat - 9781472816252 - V9781472816252
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Fontenoy 1745: Cumberland´s bloody defeat

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Description for Fontenoy 1745: Cumberland´s bloody defeat Paperback. Illustrator(s): O'Brogain, Sean. Series: Campaign. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JF; HBJD; HBLL; HBW; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 184 x 8. .
A disputed succession to the Austrian throne led to general war between the leading powers of Europe in 1740, with France, Spain and Prussia on one side, and Britain, Habsburg Austria and the Dutch Republic on the other. While fighting occurred across the globe, the bloodiest battles were fought on the European continent, with none more costly than the battle of Fontenoy in 1745. Fearing an encirclement of France by a resurgent Habsburg-controlled Austria, the French commander Marshall Saxe planned to overrun the Austrian Netherlands, thereby dealing a decisive blow against their enemy's ability to wage war. ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Campaign
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472816252
SKU
V9781472816252
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About Michael McNally
Born in London in 1964, Mike McNally is an acknowledged expert on the Williamite War in Ireland and acted as a consultant in a recent study of President Barack Obama's Irish roots. Married, with three children, he is the author of best-selling studies of the pivotal battles of the Boyne and Aughrim is is currently studying the role of the ... Read more

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