The Life of the Real 'Brigadier Gerard' COLONEL OF CHASSEURS Volume 3 The battles of the destruction of an empire Marbot returns to regimental life at the head of a regiment of Chasseurs a Cheval. The fulfilment of ambition of his career is all but realised just in time for his involvement in Napoleon's disastrous invasion of Russia and the harrowing retreat from Moscow. We experience through Marbots words and the campaigns that follow the events which brought about the fall of Napoleon. Marbots memoirs have been available to readers in a heavily edited form but this volume enables everyone to enjoy its principal character's personal experiences to the full. All are worth reading and Marbot's penmanship never fails to carry his reader excitingly through them.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. You may think you know what good writing on the topic of political theology isBy SJM BROWNYou may think you know what good writing on the topic of political theology is; but; that's because you've never read Denton-Borhaug. One of the most beautifully composed and intellectually powerful books ever written on this topic; this book will dramatically impact your understanding of the topic at hand.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. An excellent review of this book DOES appear atBy Richard KoenigsbergThis is a thoughtful; groundbreaking book on the dynamics of sacrifice in United States war culture. Reverend Kelly Denton-Borhaug observes that while many scholars have explored the growth of today’s war-culture; less attention has been paid to the rhetoric of sacrifice that undergirds this culture--that is tightly interwoven with Christian themes—forming a sacred canopy encompassing national self-identity.Denton-Borhaug states that “blood sacrifice is at the heart of war culture’s and the warrior’s religiosity.†Yet—the human resort to sacrifice is so ubiquitous as to reside “largely off the radar screen of awareness and consciousness;†making the analysis of sacrifice more difficult; yet all the more important.Professor Denton-Borhaug urges us to become AWARE of the language of sacrifice--in order to awaken from the nightmare of history.And by the way (responding to a recent review): An excellent review of this book DOES appear at: http://www.libraryofsocialscience.com/reviews/Denton-Borhaug.html0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. I recommend this to anyone who wants to know what you ...By William AullI recently purchased this book and read it over a period of time to aborb with Profressor Denton-Borhaug wrote; I had the chance to hear her speack at a local college; as a veteran of the Viet Nam war she made me aware of things I did not know as well as things dealing with 9-11 and beyond; I recommend this to anyone who wants to know what you would not if it wasn't for this well written though provoking book that Professor Denton_Borhaug wrote; I give it 5 if the would do 10 well you know it this book will get it; highly recommended for college students taking Thrology/Philosophy courses.
