Editing Death to the French (section)

==Overview==

The novel relates the adventures of a British [[rifleman]] of the [[95th Rifles|95th Regiment of Foot]] who is cut off from his regiment when the Allied army retreats behind the [[Lines of Torres Vedras]]. He is forced to survive for several months in territory that has been [[scorched earth|devastated]] by the Allies and occupied by the French. With some help from a few local Portuguese, Dodd wages [[guerrilla warfare]] against the French.<ref>[http://www.historicalnovels.info/Death-to-the-French.html HistoricalNovels.info]</ref> The story is told from both the perspective of Dodd and the Frenchmen he is fighting. Its picture of the hero's resolution and devotion to duty in dangerous circumstances caused it to be put on the official reading list endorsed by the [[Commandant of the United States Marine Corps]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.c4i.org/usmcbooks.html |title=MCBUL 1500. The Marine Corps Professional Reading Program List |author=Krulak, Charles C. |authorlink=Charles C. Krulak |date=8 July 1996 |publisher=C4I.org |accessdate=5 January 2011}}</ref>