The Armies and Wars of the Sun King 1643-1715. Volume 1: The Guard of Louis XIV, Paperback - Rene Chartrand

DescriptionThe reign of Louis XIV of France had a great impact on the course of European and world military history. The years 1643 to 1715 were a ...

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*In 1664, the musketeer D'Artagnan rode beside a heavily-armoured carriage as it rumbled slowly southwards from Paris, carrying his great friend Ni...

Reducere. Louis XIV, the highly-feted "Sun King, " was renowned for his political and cultural influence and for raising France to a new level of prominence ...

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DescriptionInnovator. Tyrant. Consummate showman. Passionate lover of women. After the death of King Louis XIII in 1643, the French crown went to h...

Reducere. Louis XIV was a man in pursuit of glory. Not content to be the ruler of a world power, he wanted the power to rule the world. And, for a time, he c...

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In the 1840s, post-Napoleonic Italy was 'a geographical expression'--not a country, but a patchwork of states. The north (Savoy/Piedmont, and Venic...

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Reducere. King Louis XIVHe was born on September 5th, 1638 in the French lap of luxury otherwise known as the "Chateau de Saint-Germain-en-Laye." This extrav...

Louis XIV ruled France for more than half a century and is typically remembered for his absolutism, his patronage of the arts and his lavish lifest...

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Sa aruncam o privire asupra Frantei anului 1715, cand a murit Ludovic al XIV-lea. Guvernul era falimentar, economia nationala era distrusa de razbo...

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In the 1840s, Italy was a patchwork of states. The North was ruled by the Austrian Empire, the South by the Spanish-descended monarchy of the Two S...

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The first two volumes of Gene Wolfe's magnificent, award-winning The Book of the New Sun.

DescriptionA complete guide to the armies, weapons and uniforms of the War of 1812, written by Gabriele Esposito A complete guide to the armies, we...

This fourth volume concludes the series on the 'Uniforms of the Armies at Waterloo'.Publisher: Zeughausverlag GmbHIllustration(s): 70 coloured plat...

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Publisher: Square EnixAuthor(s): Square EnixIllustration(s): 304 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 304Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 21...