Michael Glover

Wellington's Peninsular Victories (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

First published in 1963, this book concentrates on four great military victories of the Peninsular War (1807-1814): the Battle of Busaco of September 27, 1810; the Battle of Salamanca of July 22, 1812; the Battle of Vitoria of June 21, 1913; and the Battle of Nivelle of November 10, 1913.Richly illustrates throughout with photos, maps and plans."e;You have sent me...the staff of a French Marshal, and I send you in return that of England."e;-HRH The Prince Regent to Viscount Wellington after Vitoria"e;A lucid and absorbing account of the five years of arduous campaigning that brought the Allies to Toulouse in April, 1814...quotes freely from many fascinating eyewitness descriptions"e;-The Soldier"e;Concentrates attention on four of Wellington's greatest triumphs-Busaco, Salamanca, Vitoria, and the Nivelle...which routed the finest soldiery in Europe and sent four of its most famous Marshals cringing back to Napoleon in disgrace"e;-The Daily Telegraph"e;Michael Glover's book is a brilliant success, like the campaign which inspired it"e;-The Times Literary Supplement

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Friedland Books
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. April 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781789121650
• Artikelnr.: 53400396