The vivid and captivating narratives from the front line track the history of the British war with Napoleon from its desperate beginnings in Portugal to the final victory at Waterloo. The Duke of Wellington was not only an unmatched battle commander but also an exceptionally expressive, eloquent, and powerful writer. His reports have long been considered classics of military literature and have been used by all writers dealing with the Peninsular War and the final campaigns in France and Belgium since they were published. This new selection allows the reader to follow the extraordinary epic story in Wellington's own words - from the hesitant beginnings in 1808, as he held on to a small area in Portugal against the overwhelming French forces throughout the rest of Europe, to the campaigns that destroyed adversary after adversary over six years. The book ends with Wellington's invasion of France and the coda of the '100 days' that culminated in Napoleon's final defeat at Waterloo.
Pages: 480, Dimensions: 12.9x12.9cm
Manufacturer
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Subtitle
- -
- Number of Pages
- 480
- Release Date
- -
- Publication Date
- 2014
- Dimensions
- 1.5x19.6 cm
- Language
- English
- Cover
- Soft
- Geopolitical Region
- Europe
- ISBN-13
- 9780141394312
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