Rifleman Dodd is about a green-coated British infantry rifleman in the Napoleonic Wars‚ an age when rifles were a novelty and most of the army was red-coated and carried muskets. Private Matthew Dodd gets separated from his regiment during a retreat and finds himself stranded behind enemy (French) lines in Portugal. With the occasional aid of some natives‚ but mostly on his own‚ he harasses the French with his rifle and tries to prevent them from building a bridge across the Tagus River. It’s a remarkable
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Rifleman Dodd The book Rifleman Dodd by C.S. Forester is an excellent novel about the French – Portages war in 1807 that was started by Napoleon. In 1996 Rifleman Dodd was the Commandant choice. The novel supported the year’s theme of “Commitment. “ Rifleman Dodd is about a certain British foot solider named Matthew Dodd. Who comes across a very difficult period of time during the peninsular war around the year of 1810. Rifleman Dodd had been left behind during the retreat to the lines of Torres
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RIFLEMAN DODD: A NOVEL OF THE PENINSULAR CAMPAIGN The story in the book talks about an infantry warrior named Private Matthew Dodd and his journey to re unite with his fellow soldiers. The British army was retreating to the lines of Torres Vedras and Dodd was left behind since he separated from his comrades during the retreat in Portugal behind enemy lines. He knew that he had to do one thing‚ and that was to kill all the Frenchmen. Private Dodd ran through a lot of problems during his journey trying
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PESTEL ANALYSIS OF FRANCE INTRODUCTION: France‚ officially known as French Republic‚ is the land where famous French Revolution took place. Fashion starts here and it is known for its wines and fragrances. Paris is the capital city of France and one of the 7 wonders is found there i.e. Eiffel Tower. It is the world’s fifth largest economy and second largest European economy‚ a major chunk of revenues come from tourism as it is the world’s most visited place. PESTEL Analysis of this happening country
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THE P EOPL E’S TE RRORIST DAUMIER’S RUE TRANSNONAIN Jeremiah S. O’Leary ARTH-110-01 ! Honore Daumier’s Rue Transnonain captures the politically charged artistic movement that took royalty caricature to the mainstream. The French monarchy had recently enacted legislation that restricted workers’ union formation‚ thereby allowing unacceptable working conditions to continue to occur without repercussion. Highranking government officials also began slipping work contracts to friends and
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Rifleman Dodd was the “Commandant’s Choice” for 1996 and it supported the year’s theme of “commitment.” It followed the struggles of Dodd‚ a rifleman in the British Ninety-Fifth‚ as he tried to return to his regiment when he was cut off by the French. The setting was the peninsular campaign during the Napoleonic War. The combatants were the French who “would hang or shoot—if they did not torture—any one they caught who was not a Frenchman‚” the British who only make appearances at the beginning and
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LCpl Smith H. Rifleman Dodd Rifleman Dodd was an interesting book that’s telling a story of a soldier that gets separated from his fellow brothers and sisters during a battle in the 1800’s. This book describes everything about Matthew Dodd and the things he went through to return back to the fight. While on this journey‚ Dodd ran into several problems. I’d say the big challenges that he faced were starvation‚ fatigue and a Portuguese boy that he met along the way. With the challenge of starvation
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Case Summary: Four Seasons Goes to Paris? – Entering a foreign market Basic facts about Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts is a Canadian international luxury hotel management company. Between 1996 and 2000 they increased revenues and margins by about 20% and 10% respectively. Their revenue per room was about 30% higher than that of their competitors. Four Seasons generally operates‚ but does not own‚ mid-sized luxury hotels and resorts. By 2002‚ they indisputably became
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Stress-Less Parenting: What Everyone Can Learn From Lazy French Mothers This post is part of the Stress-Less Parenting Club’s first workshop. Starting February 20‚ Pamela will be sharing her best advice on everything from improving your kids’ eating habits to teaching them patience. Here‚ she tells us how French parents taught her to stop stressing out! A few years ago‚ I was in a café in Paris with a group of Frenchwomen who’d just dropped off their kids at school. They were exactly the sort
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Napoleon Bonaparte must be considered a hero in French history. Through his liberal ways of coming to power and controlling France‚ Napoleon was able to create unity and stability‚ both political and economic‚ in one of the most powerful nations in Europe at the time. Napoleon was not only an excellent leader‚ but also a dominant war strategist. He was able to conquer enemies of France and expand Frances territory. By giving people rights and freedoms‚ forming a respectable educational system and
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