With Frederick the Great
by G. A. Henty
Publisher: Project Gutenberg 2006
ISBN/ASIN: B0013L9678
Description:
Historical novel, set in Prussia and elsewhere in Europe in the middle of the 18th century. Among the great wars of history there are few, if any, instances of so long and successfully sustained a struggle, against enormous odds, as that of the Seven Years' War.
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