| Author: | Richard Holmes | ISBN: | 9780007383498 |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers | Publication: | June 28, 2012 |
| Imprint: | HarperPress | Language: | English |
| Author: | Richard Holmes |
| ISBN: | 9780007383498 |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Publication: | June 28, 2012 |
| Imprint: | HarperPress |
| Language: | English |
In this compelling book, Richard Holmes tells the exhilarating story of the Duke of Wellington, Britain's greatest ever soldier. Seeing Wellington as a remarkable figure, Holmes follows his career from the ruins of his family seat in Ireland to the plains of India where Wellesley first gained his reputation as a brilliant commander, to the horrors of the Peninsular War and Waterloo. Combining his astute historical analysis with semi-biographical examination, Holmes artfully illustrates the rapid evolution in military and political thinking of the time.
In this compelling book, Richard Holmes tells the exhilarating story of the Duke of Wellington, Britain's greatest ever soldier. Seeing Wellington as a remarkable figure, Holmes follows his career from the ruins of his family seat in Ireland to the plains of India where Wellesley first gained his reputation as a brilliant commander, to the horrors of the Peninsular War and Waterloo. Combining his astute historical analysis with semi-biographical examination, Holmes artfully illustrates the rapid evolution in military and political thinking of the time.
