Many of his stories are placed in real historical eras and deal with real events: the 1755 war between French and British colonists in Ticonderoga, colonial wars in Africa and both World Wars, for example.
В качестве примера можно привести войну 1755 года между французскими и британскими колонистами, описанную в "Ticonderoga", или колониальные войны в Африке.