Rene Chartrand

Broschiertes Buch

The Armies and Wars of the Sun King 1643-1715

Volume 1 - The Guard of Louis XIV

Beschreibung

Volume 1 deals with the Sun King's early years, from his birth in 1638, the resounding victory of Rocroi when he was five and a child king, the unstable years of the Fronde civil wars, his seizure of absolute power in 1661, the initial foreign military adventures culminating with the French army's blitzkriegs of 1667-1668.

Autor

René Chartrand was born in Montreal and educated in Canada, the United States and the Bahamas. A senior curator with Canada's National Historic Sites of Parks Canada for nearly three decades and he was also attached to Canada's Department of National Defence as an historian. He went on as a free lance writer and historical consultant for media productions and historical restorations of military sites in North America and the West Indies. As a curator, he initially specialized in military material culture and later researched organization, tactics, policy and geo-strategy. He has authored some 50 books and hundreds of articles and research notes published in England, France, the United States and Canada. He lives in Gatineau (Quebec).

Produktdetails

• Century of the Soldier 1618-1721
• Verlag: Helion & Company
• Seitenzahl: 248
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. August 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 179mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 660g
• ISBN-13: 9781911628606
• ISBN-10: 1911628607
• Artikelnr.: 53690530