Le Baillie de Suffren was an undisputed hero of the French Ancien Regime. Admired by both Nelson and Napoleon and known to his lascars as Admiral Satan, Suffren's reputation centred on his campaign during the Second Anglo-Mysorean War of 1782-3 - the last great challenge by France to Britain's supremacy in the Indian sub-continent. This account of Suffren's career in the Indies not only provides a fascinating study of one major naval campaign, but also an in-depth analysis of naval strategy and tactics, warfare, and the ...
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Le Baillie de Suffren was an undisputed hero of the French Ancien Regime. Admired by both Nelson and Napoleon and known to his lascars as Admiral Satan, Suffren's reputation centred on his campaign during the Second Anglo-Mysorean War of 1782-3 - the last great challenge by France to Britain's supremacy in the Indian sub-continent. This account of Suffren's career in the Indies not only provides a fascinating study of one major naval campaign, but also an in-depth analysis of naval strategy and tactics, warfare, and the importance of Suffren's revolutionary role and effect on later naval campaigns.
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Add this copy of Admiral Satan-the Life & Campaigns of Suffren to cart. $145.00, very good condition, Sold by Shaker Mill Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from West Stockbridge, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by IB Tauris.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Book Clean, colorful DJ; a small price sticker on front flap., light rubbing to edges. Boards are firmly bound, slight corner bumps; clean, sharp pages throughout.
Add this copy of Admiral Satan. the Life and Campaigns of Suffren to cart. $172.13, very good condition, Sold by Arapiles Mountain Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Castlemaine, VIC, AUSTRALIA, published 1994 by I.B. Tauris.
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VG+ in VG+ jacket. VG+/VG+. 8vo. original burgundy boards gilt (a little spotting and toning) in dustwrapper (slightly rubbed & marked); pp. xx (last blank), 312, with illustrations. A very good copy.
Add this copy of Admiral Satan: the Life & Campaigns of Suffren to cart. $202.99, good condition, Sold by Neil Shillington rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hobe Sound, FL, UNITED STATES, published 1994 by I. B. Tauris Publishers.
