MARLBOROUGH’S WARS
Eyewitness Accounts 1702-1713

A unique portrait of Marlborough’s campaigns and battles from a noted modern authority. James Falkner uses witness from all sides and all ranks - from the Duke to humble foot soldiers - to build up a fascinating picture of a continent at war.

Author James Falkner is one of our foremost authorities on the Duke of Marlborough’s campaigns in the War of the Spanish Succession. A former soldier, and now a guide to Marlborough’s battlefields, in this book he concentrates on telling the story in the words of witnesses from all sides : British, French, Germans and Dutch. He also quotes all ranks, from the Duke himself and the French generals opposing him, to his humble foot soldiers. The result is a panoramic yet minutely detailed portrait of the conflict that engulfed all Europe at the opening of the 18th century. Among the engagements described are the siege of Schellenberg, and the battles of Blenheim, Ramillies, Oudenarde and Malplaquet. Nor does Falkner neglect life away from the battlefield - in the courts and chanclleries where monarchs and politicians schemed and plotted. This is a uniquely intriguing book.

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Product Code:	23581
Author:	James Falkner
Format:	239pp, b/w illustrations, maps, hb. Published Price £19.99
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