To War with Wellington
from the peninsula to waterloo
$45.79
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
13 June 2011
Summary
The seven-year campaign that saved Europe from Napoleon told by those who were there.
What made Arthur Duke of Wellington the military genius who was never defeated in battle. In the vivid narrative style that is his trademark, Peter Snow recalls how Wellington evolved from a backward, sensitive schoolboy into the aloof but brilliant commander. He tracks the development of Wellington’s leadership and his relationship with the extraordinary band of men he led from Portugal in 1808 to t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781848541047 |
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| ISBN-10: | 184854104X |
| Author: | Peter Snow |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | John Murray Publishers Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 13 June 2011 |
| Weight: | 296g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 131mm x 26mm |
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Critics Review
A superb account of what it must have been like serving under Britain’s greatest - but also most exacting - soldier - Andrew Roberts, Sunday Telegraph, Books of the Year
Fascinating. History written as it should be: entertaining and informative - Independent on SundayDramatic, often moving, sometimes shocking … Snow’s story is far more powerful than fiction - HeraldThe bloodcurdling (and surprisingly steamy) soldiers’ diaries that reveal how Britain trounced Napoleon in battle - Daily MailSnow’s descriptions of battles … are unrivalled - Oxford TimesA refreshingly accessible portrait of one of Britain’s greatest generals, it will take some beating - Yorkshire Evening PostA must-read - Heritage TodaySnow writes with tremendous elan and his appraisal of Wellington is scrupulously fair - Mail on SundayAbout The Author
Peter Snow
Peter Snow is a highly respected journalist, author and broadcaster. He was ITN s Diplomatic and Defence Correspondent from 1966 to 1979, and presented Newsnight from 1980 to 1997. An indispensable part of election nights, he has also covered military matters on and off the world s battlefields for forty years. Peter is married and has six children.
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