Description
| Product ID: | 9781350184664 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Maximillian's Lieutenant |
| Subtitle: | Personal History of the Mexican Campaign, 1864-7 |
| Authors: | Author: Ernest Pitner, Gordon Etherington-Smith |
| Page Count: | 216 |
| Subjects: | Autobiography: historical, political and military, Autobiography: historical, political & military, History of the Americas, Mercenaries, History of the Americas, Mercenaries, Modern period, c 1500 onwards |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating This is the diary of a young Austrian army officer who went off as a mercenary to Mexico as part of an ill-judged campaign by the European powers to impose a settlement on Mexico's internal political conflicts and to establish Maximillian as Emperor. Unlike many of his companions, he escaped execution to return to Austria. The diary reveals a sympathetic and appealing character, and sheds light on a disastrous campaign. The translator and editor, Gordon Etherington-Smith, is a descendant of the Pitner family. This is the diary of a young Austrian army officer who went off as a mercenary to Mexico as part of an ill-judged campaign by the European powers to impose a settlement on Mexico''s internal political conflicts and to establish Maximillian as Emperor. Unlike many of his companions, he escaped execution to return to Austria. The diary reveals a sympathetic and appealing character, and sheds light on a disastrous campaign. The translator and editor, Gordon Etherington-Smith, is a descendant of the Pitner family. |
| Imprint Name: | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2021-02-25 |
