Blenheim 1704: The Duke of Marlborough's Masterpiece (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781841767710)

Osprey's study of the Blenheim campaign, Britiain's defining battle of the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714). Combining one of history's most audacious strategic manoeuvres with perhaps the greatest military victory ever won by a British commander, the Blenheim campaign is rightly considered the pinnacle of the career of John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough. On 13 August 1704, Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy faced a Franco-Bavarian army threatening to knock Austria out of the War of the Spanish Succession. In a hard-fought battle Marlborough won a resounding victory, capturing Marshal Tallard and over 14,000 men. In this book John Tincey describes how Marlborough's victory crushed his enemies, shattered the myth of French invincibility and laid the foundations for two centuries of British world dominance.

Author: John Tincey
ISBN-10: 1841767719
ISBN-13: 9781841767710
Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
Language: English
Published: 07/25/2004
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 9.78h x 7.22w x 0.32d