Falkner is a noted authority of the War of the Spanish Successions and the military career of John Churchill, the 1st Duke of Marlborough, and he has written this illustrated account of Churchill's military campaigns against the French from 1704 to 1711. Written for enthusiasts of this period of European history, this volume divides these historical accounts into separate section sections for the battles of Blenheim, Ramillies, Oudendarde and Malplaquet, with a concluding section dealing with Marlborough's final campaigns in the last year of the war. The author has included maps, color plates, a "Who's Who" of military figures and a guide to the battlefields themselves. Distributed in the US by Casemate. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)