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Maximillian's Lieutenant: Personal History of the Mexican Campaign, 1864-7 - Couverture souple

Pitner, Ernest

 
9781350184664: Maximillian's Lieutenant: Personal History of the Mexican Campaign, 1864-7
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1350184667 ISBN 13 : 9781350184664
Editeur : Bloomsbury Academic, 2021

Synopsis

The diary of a young Austrian army officer who travelled as part of an ill-judged imperial campaign by the European powers in 1860s Mexico.

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À propos de l'auteur

Ernest Pitner was born in Vienna in 1838. He enlisted in the Austrian army at the age of 20 and was decorated for bravery after fighting against the French at the battle of Solferino. He volunteered for service under Maximilian in 1864. After his return from Mexico he joined the Austrian consular corps, seeing service in St Petersberg, Tunis, Warsaw and Barcelona. He died in 1896.

Gordon Etherington-Smith was a member of the British Diplomatic Service. He was at the British embassy in Berlin in 1939 when war was declared and subsequently served in Vietnam before and during the American campaign. His research interests included the history of South-east Asia and he studied Sanskrit at the School of Oriental and African Studies, London University, UK. He sadly passed away in 2007.

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Éditeur
Bloomsbury Academic
Date d'édition
2021
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1350184667
ISBN 13 
9781350184664
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
216
Éditeur
Etherington-Smith Gordon
Coordonnées du fabricant
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