| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 264 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Pen & Sword military classics ; series number 4 |
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Pen & Sword military classics (Series) ; ser. no. 4
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| Contents |
Prologue : The plains of Maida : 1806 -- The road to Tilsit : 1764-1807 -- Spain and Portugal : 1807-1808 -- Arthur Wellesley : 1769-1808 -- Arms and the men : 1808-1815 -- War in the Peninsula : Spain and Portugal, 1808 -- The retreat to Corunna : 1808-1809 -- Austria and Portugal : 1809 -- Austria : 1809 -- Spain, Talavera and a title : 1809-1810 -- Busaco : 1810 -- Problems with Russia : 1811-1812 -- The Spanish frontier : 1811-1812 -- The invasion of Russia : 1812 -- Salamanca : June 1812 -- Flight in the winter : Russia, 1812 -- The march to the frontier : 1813 -- The battle for the Pyrenees : 1813-1814 -- The battle for Germany : 1813 -- 'The Battle of Nations' : Leipzig, 1813 -- The march on Toulouse : France, 1813-1814 -- The battle for France : 1814 -- Elba and Vienna : 1814-1815 -- Ligny and Quatre Bras : 1815 -- Waterloo |
| Summary |
Wellington and Napoleon tells the story of the convergence and final clash of two of the most brilliant commanders ever to meet on the field of battle. Wellington, his men said, did not know how to lose a battle. But Wellington himself admired his adversary |
| Notes |
Originally published: London : John Murray, 1994 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-259) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852 -- Military leadership
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Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Military leadership
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| SUBJECT |
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 fast |
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Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852 fast |
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Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815.
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Peninsular War, 1807-1814.
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HISTORY -- Europe -- Western.
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Command of troops
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| SUBJECT |
France -- History, Military -- 1789-1815.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85051433
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Great Britain -- History, Military -- 1789-1820.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85056840
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| Subject |
France
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Great Britain
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| Genre/Form |
Military history
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781473801301 |
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1473801303 |
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9781473820623 |
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1473820626 |
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