The story is laid in France and is, therefore, written from the French point of view. The names, places, and dates have been changed; but circumstances and incidents are true. There were a good many English among the franc tireurs, and boys of from fifteen to sixteen were by no means uncommon in their ranks. Having been abroad during the whole of the war, I saw a good deal of these irregulars, and had several intimate friends amongst them. Upon the whole, these corps did much less service to the cause of France than might ...
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The story is laid in France and is, therefore, written from the French point of view. The names, places, and dates have been changed; but circumstances and incidents are true. There were a good many English among the franc tireurs, and boys of from fifteen to sixteen were by no means uncommon in their ranks. Having been abroad during the whole of the war, I saw a good deal of these irregulars, and had several intimate friends amongst them. Upon the whole, these corps did much less service to the cause of France than might have been reasonably expected. They were too often badly led, and were sometimes absolutely worse than useless.
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Very Good with no dust jacket. Text is clean. Heavy green binding with red and white cover illustration. Cover shows normal wear. Corners gently bumped.; [Bloom, Who Should We Then Read? , pp.131-135] [Smith: War Story Guide-982 (Europe: 1800-1900) ] "A Tale of the Franco-Prussian War, ending with the fighting around Orleans" ~ Smith.
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1900, F.M. Lupton
Hardcover
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Publisher:
F.M. Lupton
Published:
[ca. 1900]
Language:
English
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11718642972
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8vo. 335, [1] pp. Frntsp., plates. Beige cloth, red & green illust. frnt cvr & spine (slght shlfwr, uniform lght toning as usual, w/o ffep), still a G copy. Early printing of this historical adventure story set against the backdrop of the Franco-Prussian war. The author relates the franctireurs adventures in the region of the Bosges, and in the fighting around Orleans under General Chanzy.