Christopher Duffy (1) (1936–2022)
Author of Military Experience in the Age of Reason
For other authors named Christopher Duffy, see the disambiguation page.
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Works by Christopher Duffy
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- Birthdate
- 1936
- Date of death
- 2022-11
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Education
- Oxford University (Balliol College!Ph.D. History | 1961)
- Occupations
- military historian
- Organizations
- Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
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- Works
- 21
- Members
- 1,272
- Popularity
- #20,158
- Rating
- 4.2
- Reviews
- 13
- ISBNs
- 94
- Languages
- 1
A pretty good book, presuming some background knowledge but seemingly aimed at the general reader rather than the fellow expert. Citations are sparse but the bibliography is extensive, including many eighteenth century works. Unfortunately, the version I read was a carelessly done ebook (bought at Kobo), whose OCR errors and similar infelicities put a damper on my enjoyment.
* An interesting tidbit is that, apparently, French officers who fought for the American Revolution were slightly less likely to support the French one when it broke out some years later than colleagues who stayed in Europe.… (more)