The Young Franc-Tireurs

Author: G. A. Henty

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Description from Amazon.com: [Editor's Review] The story is laid in France and is, therefore, written from theFrench point of view. The names, places, and dates have beenchanged; but circumstances and incidents are true. There were agood many English among the franc tireurs, and boys of from fifteento sixteen were by no means uncommon in their ranks. Having beenabroad during the whole of the war, I saw a good deal of theseirregulars, and had several intimate friends amongst them. Upon thewhole, these corps did much less service to the cause of Francethan might have been reasonably expected. They were too often badlyled, and were sometimes absolutely worse than... [more at Amazon link below]

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