Author: Edward Fraser
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Category : Command of troops
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
The Soldiers Whom Wellington Led
Author: Edward Fraser
Publisher:
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Category : Command of troops
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Command of troops
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
Wellington: The Iron Duke (Text Only)
Author: Richard Holmes
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007383495
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
In this compelling book, Richard Holmes tells the exhilarating story of the Duke of Wellington, Britain's greatest ever soldier.
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
ISBN: 0007383495
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
In this compelling book, Richard Holmes tells the exhilarating story of the Duke of Wellington, Britain's greatest ever soldier.
The Illustrated London News
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Languages : en
Pages : 224
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Languages : en
Pages : 224
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The United Service Magazine
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Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 728
Book Description
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Category : Military art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 728
Book Description
Soldier and Sailor Words and Phrases
Author: Edward Fraser
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 402
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Wellington at Waterloo
Author: Jac Weller
Publisher: Frontline Books
ISBN: 184832586X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Jac Weller studies every move and counter-move of the battle, recreating not only the actions and tactics of the two great leaders but the epic engagements and clashes between the troops themselves that were pivotal for the victory or defeat. The author also studies the related battles of Quatre Bras and Ligny. He takes the reader with him onto the battlefield of Waterloo, a terrain whose features are still recongnisable today, and which is bought to life for the reader by detailed maps and by the authors vivid and riveting descriptions of the progress of the fighting.This completely original approach, appreciated by the Times Literary Supplement on the books first publication, strikes as fresh today, and this new edition, with an introduction specially written for it by the author, will be eagerly read by military enthusiasts and general reader alike.
Publisher: Frontline Books
ISBN: 184832586X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Jac Weller studies every move and counter-move of the battle, recreating not only the actions and tactics of the two great leaders but the epic engagements and clashes between the troops themselves that were pivotal for the victory or defeat. The author also studies the related battles of Quatre Bras and Ligny. He takes the reader with him onto the battlefield of Waterloo, a terrain whose features are still recongnisable today, and which is bought to life for the reader by detailed maps and by the authors vivid and riveting descriptions of the progress of the fighting.This completely original approach, appreciated by the Times Literary Supplement on the books first publication, strikes as fresh today, and this new edition, with an introduction specially written for it by the author, will be eagerly read by military enthusiasts and general reader alike.
F, History and historical biography. G, Archaeology and historical collaterals. 1923
Author: William Swan Sonnenschein
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Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 628
Book Description
The Best Books: F, History and historical biography. G, Archaeology and historical collaterals. 1923
Author: William Swan Sonnenschein
Publisher:
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Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
The Best Books
Author: William Swan Sonnenschein
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 632
Book Description
Wellington in the Peninsula, 1808–1814
Author: Jac Weller
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1783830883
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 613
Book Description
The author of Wellington at Waterloo delivers an in-depth history of the military commander’s tactics and strategy in the Peninsular War. After gaining strategic and tactical experience in Colonial India, Arthur Wellesley went to battle against French forces in the Peninsular War. With his decisive victories there, he ascended to the peerage of the United Kingdom as the 1st Duke of Wellington. Inthis volume, historian Jac Weller delivers a complete account of Wellington’s career on the Iberian Peninsula, covering all the battles in which he took part. Talavera, The battles of Busaco, Salamanca and Vitoria are among the famous conflicts Weller brings to life in the lively chronicle, combining meticulous research with extensive visits to the historic battlefields. Supplementing his accessible narrative with photographs, Weller demonstrates how this great commander finally achieved victory after six years of battle against Napoleon’s army.
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1783830883
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 613
Book Description
The author of Wellington at Waterloo delivers an in-depth history of the military commander’s tactics and strategy in the Peninsular War. After gaining strategic and tactical experience in Colonial India, Arthur Wellesley went to battle against French forces in the Peninsular War. With his decisive victories there, he ascended to the peerage of the United Kingdom as the 1st Duke of Wellington. Inthis volume, historian Jac Weller delivers a complete account of Wellington’s career on the Iberian Peninsula, covering all the battles in which he took part. Talavera, The battles of Busaco, Salamanca and Vitoria are among the famous conflicts Weller brings to life in the lively chronicle, combining meticulous research with extensive visits to the historic battlefields. Supplementing his accessible narrative with photographs, Weller demonstrates how this great commander finally achieved victory after six years of battle against Napoleon’s army.