Buchet, Christian. La Lutte pour l'espace caraïbe et la façade atlantique de l'Amérique. Published in Paris by Librairie de l'Inde in 1991. In 2 volumes, In quarto / In-4 paperback. V-1297 pages. First and only printed edition of Christian Buchet's thesis on La Lutte pour l'espace caraïbe et la façade atlantique de l'Amérique centrale et du Sud (1672-1763). Here's what Jean Meyer had to say about it in the Revue d'Histoire d'Outre-mer: "The original contribution is great. First and foremost, it is documentary. Instead of contenting himself with ploughing through French archives, whose disparate nature in maritime matters no longer needs to be emphasized, the author has turned to English sources. The harvest is ample and goes far beyond the subject, opening up profoundly renewed perspectives. The author's contribution is methodical and logical: he has achieved a synthesis based on a meticulous description of "facts": in this case, battles. For in technological, and above all military, matters, it is the battle battle, with all its uncertainties, that ultimately dictates the verdict. Whether C. Buchet proves himself to be an excellent "storyteller" - I was going to say, in the old sense of the word, "reciter" - the reader will have plenty of time to judge... Immerse yourself in this account of the "rise to power" of European genius. Rid ourselves of legends and preconceptions, we're now at the heart of reality. They still have the virtue of teaching us; C. Buchet knows how to give the impression that the reader is intelligent, but it is he who has unwound the skein." Very good overall condition, very fresh inside, a few stains to tail covers.