By pike and dyke

Description:

A young man who is half Dutch and half English becomes involved in the Dutch revolt against Spain. He reports on the battles of Den Briel, Haarlem, Alkmaar, Leiden, and Antwerp. Prequel of By England's aid.

subjects: Netherlands, fiction,  Fiction, historical, general,  history,  Fiction,  Juvenile fiction,  Young Adult Fiction,  Histoire,  Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse,  Youth,  Conduct of life,  Soldiers,  Youth and death,  Sieges,  Famines,  Persecution,  Knights and knighthood,  Kings and rulers

People: William The Silent (William of Orange)

Places: The Low Countries (nowadays Belgian and Holland),  Netherlands

Times: second half 16e century,  Wars of Independence, 1556-1648