Wellington : the path to victory, 1769-1814 /
The Duke of Wellington was not just Britain's greatest soldier, although his seismic struggles as leader of the Allied forces against Napoleon in the Peninsular War deservedly became the stuff of British national legend. Wellington was much more: a man of vision beyond purely military matters,...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: | New Haven : Yale University Press, 2013. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- LIST OF MAPS
- Preface
- Prologue
- Part I: Obscurity and Dependence
- Part II: India and Independence
- Part III: War, Politics, Fame and Controversy
- Part IV: Adversity and Triumph in the Peninsula
- Epilogue
- Online Commentary
- Digest and Chronology of Wellington's Life and Career to 1814
- Endnotes
- Bibliography
- Index.