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Pages : 350

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Author: Alfred H. Burne
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ISBN: 9781258947071
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Languages : en
Pages : 370

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This is a new release of the original 1949 edition.

Author: Alfred Higgins BURNE
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Pages : 350

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Author: Alfred Higgins Burne
Publisher: London : Staples Press
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 382

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Author: Alfred H. Burne
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ISBN: 9781436716000
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Pages : 372

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Author: Derek Winterbottom
Publisher: Pen and Sword
ISBN: 1473845785
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 225

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“A modern look at HRH the Duke of York . . . a nice addition to Napoleonic Era history” from the historian and author of The Mighty Montagus (The Napoleon Series Reviews). Oh, the grand old Duke of York, He had ten thousand men; He marched them up to the top of the hill, And he marched them down again. And when they were up, they were up, And when they were down, they were down, And when they were only half-way up, They were neither up nor down. Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany is famous because of the nursery rhyme which ridicules him for poor leadership but, as Derek Winterbottom’s biography shows, he was far from incompetent as a commander. What is more, the famous rhyme does not even hint at his achievements as commander-in-chief of the British army during the Napoleonic Wars. His career as a commander and administrator and his scandalous private life are long overdue for reassessment, and that is what this perceptive and absorbing study provides. He transformed the British military machine, and the Duke of Wellington admitted that without York’s reforms he would not have had the army that fought so well in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo. York also led a turbulent personal life which was engulfed by scandal when his mistress was accused of using her influence over him to obtain promotion for ambitious officers. Today the Duke of York is a neglected, often derided figure. This biography should go some way towards restoring his reputation as a commander and military reformer. “This is an excellent, readable biography of a major but somewhat neglected historical figure.” —History of War

Author: Robert Huish
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Languages : en
Pages : 168

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Author: A. H. Burne
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Languages : en
Pages : 350

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Author: John Watkins (LL.D.)
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Languages : en
Pages : 632

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Author: Robert HUISH
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Pages : 212

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