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Thomas Francis Dermot Pakenham, 8th Earl of Longford (born 14 August 1933), known simply as Thomas Pakenham, is an Anglo-Irish historian and arborist who has written several prize-winning books on the diverse subjects of African history, Victorian and post-Victorian British history, and trees.
Thomas Pakenham est un historien mais surtout un arboriculteur passionné et vit dans son domaine en Irlande. Avec ce livre, il nous propose de découvrir soixante spécimens remarquables de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande venant de tous les pays du monde.
Pakenham details the famous battles and short wars, such as the battles of Rorke's Drift and Isandlwana of the Anglo-Zulu war. The author explores how the different powerful figures dealt with the conflict and its ultimate consequences on the region.
Thomas Francis Dermot Pakenham, 8ème comte de Longford, connu sous le nom de Thomas Pakenham, est un historien anglo-Irlandais et arboreste. Il a écrit plusieurs livres sur l'Histoire Victorienne et post-Victorienne, ainsi que sur les arbres.
Thomas Francis Dermot Pakenham, 8th Earl of Longford, is known simply as Thomas Pakenham. He is an Anglo-Irish historian and arborist who has written several prize-winning books on the diverse subjects of Victorian and post-Victorian British history and trees.
In the course of his long narrative, he skillfully maps out the causes, the course and the aftereffects of the war. He examines the actions of the leading personalities on both sides, and carefully traces the transformation of the conflict into a war of attrition.
23 janv. 2016 · Passionné par les arbres, et fort du succès international de "Meetings with remarkable trees", Thomas Pakenham est reparti traquer, photographier et recenser les champions du règne végétal, cette fois aux quatre coins de la planète.
