Culloden - Battle & Aftermath

Informationen zum Autor Paul O'Keeffe is a lecturer and writer based in Liverpool. His acclaimed books include Some Sort of Genius: A Life of Wyndham Lewis , A Genius for Failure: The Life of Benjamin Robert Haydon and, most recently, Waterloo: The Aftermath . Klappentext O'Keeffe reveals the unexpected consequences of the rising - mapping the Scottish Highlands to aid military subjugation would eventually lead to the foundation of the Ordnance Survey - and traces the later careers of the battle's protagonists: the Duke of Cumberland's transformation from idolised national hero to discredited 'butcher'; Zusammenfassung O'Keeffe reveals the unexpected consequences of the rising - mapping the Scottish Highlands to aid military subjugation would eventually lead to the foundation of the Ordnance Survey - and traces the later careers of the battle's protagonists: the Duke of Cumberland's transformation from idolised national hero to discredited 'butcher';

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Paul O'Keeffe
• Editore: Bodley Head Ltd
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 31.01.2021
• EAN: 9781847924124
• ISBN: 978-1-84792-412-4
• Pagine: 432
• Dimensioni: 162 mm x 240 mm x 39 mm
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, British Empire, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Georgian Era (1714-1837), POLITICAL SCIENCE / Imperialism, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Scotland, Colonialism & imperialism, British & Irish history, Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions, Colonialism and imperialism, Northern Scotland, Highlands & Islands, Battles & campaigns, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, European history: Renaissance, Early 18th century c 1700 to c 1750, Northern Scotland, Highlands and Islands, C 1700 To C 1800, National liberation and independence, Battles and campaigns