This is the diary of a young Austrian army officer who went off as a mercenary to Mexico as part of an ill-judged campaign by the European powers to impose a settlement on Mexico's internal political conflicts and to establish Maximillian as Emperor. Unlike many of his companions, he escaped execution to return to Austria. The diary reveals a sympathetic and appealing character, and sheds light on a disastrous campaign. The translator and editor, Gordon Etherington-Smith, is a descendant of the Pitner family.
ISBN: | 9781850435600 |
Publication date: | 31st January 2024 |
Author: | Ernest Pitner |
Publisher: | I.B. Tauris an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
Format: | Hardback |
Pagination: | 256 pages |
Genres: |
Mercenaries Autobiography: historical, political and military History of the Americas |