Maximillian's Lieutenant: Personal History of the Mexican Campaign, 1864-7
Author:   Ernest Pitner (Austria) ,  Gordon Etherington-Smith ,  Gordon Etherington-Smith
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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9781350184664


Pages:   216
Publication Date:   25 February 2021
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Ernest Pitner (Austria) ,  Gordon Etherington-Smith ,  Gordon Etherington-Smith
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
Weight:   0.318kg
ISBN:  

9781350184664


ISBN 10:   1350184667
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   25 February 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Preface Introduction Note on the Mexican Background Letters and Diaries Sea Voyage Land of Conflict A Funny Kind of War Success and Sadness rest and Recuperation Mission to the North Disaster Captivity Prelude to Tragedy Final Solution Disengagement Postscript Bibliography Index

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Ernest Pitner was born in Vienna in 1838. He enlisted in the Austrian army at the age of 20 and was decorated for bravery after fighting against the French at the battle of Solferino. He volunteered for service under Maximilian in 1864. After his return from Mexico he joined the Austrian consular corps, seeing service in St Petersberg, Tunis, Warsaw and Barcelona. He died in 1896. Gordon Etherington-Smith was a member of the British Diplomatic Service. He was at the British embassy in Berlin in 1939 when war was declared and subsequently served in Vietnam before and during the American campaign. His research interests included the history of South-east Asia and he studied Sanskrit at SOAS, London University, UK. He sadly passed away in 2007.

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