The Last Campaign of Marianne Tambour by David Ebsworth

for a real insight into Bonaparte’s own musical tastes and favourite songs. The Last Campaign of Marianne Tambour: A Novel of Waterloo Ebsworth, David 4.44 avg rating (52 ratings by Goodreads) Softcover ISBN 10: 1781323216ISBN 13: 9781781323212 Publisher: Silverwood Books, 2015 This specific ISBN edition is currently not available. David Ebsworths story, The Last Campaign of Marianne Tambour: A Novel of Waterloo, is based upon the real-life exploits of two women who fought, in their own. 62) The last campaign of Marianne Tambour: a novel of Waterloo. The Dragoons’ marching song – Les Dragons de Noailles.Īnd for anybody wanting a more in-depth exploration of this theme, please read Shannon Selin’s brilliant blog… Box Turtles Big SearchSusan Korman, Gracism: The Art of InclusionDavid A. Last Campaign of Marianne Tambour ebook By David Ebsworth Read a Sample Format ebook Author David Ebsworth Publisher SilverWood Books Release 01 January 2015 Subjects Fiction Historical Fiction Find this title in Libby, the library reading app by OverDrive. Next, it’s the Veillons au Salut de l’Empire. So here’s the Reveille – the Diane – that would have woken them up in the early mornings whenever they were in bivouac.įirst, one of the hymns of the French Revolution, Ah! ça ira. Ebsworth brings a sense of humanity and softness to the very omnipresent threats posed by the ongoing battles, and Marianne, Liberte and their families are neatly woven throughout, moving the sense of time forward between battles and jockeying for position for the next battle. Singing and band music were an integral part of army life, so here we have some of the tunes, the songs, the drum and trumpet calls that would have been everyday sounds for the Emperor’s soldiers.

I hope that there are sections of The Last Campaign of Marianne Tambour that readers can “hear” as they turn the pages, and particularly those that detail some of the French Napoleonic army’s music.

The Last Campaign of Marianne Tambour by David Ebsworth