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Cover of Marlborough: Britain's Greatest General

Marlborough: Britain's Greatest General

✍ Scribed by Holmes, Richard

Book ID
108377235
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Tongue
en-US
Weight
625 KB
Category
Fiction

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✦ Synopsis

Bestselling military historian Richard Holmes delivers an expertly written and exhilarating biography of John Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough and Britain's finest soldier. Charting Churchill’s rise to favour to lead his country to glory, cementing its position as a major player on the European stage and saviour of the Holy Roman Empire, Holmes paints a portrait of a man who combined passion, avarice and duplicity in his personal life with tenacity and utter brilliance on the battlefield.

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