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Wellington's Two-Front War - The Peninsular Campaigns, at Home and Abroad, 1808-1814 (Paperback)
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Wellington's Two-Front War - The Peninsular Campaigns, at Home and Abroad, 1808-1814 (Paperback)
Series: Campaigns and Commanders Series
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Sir Arthur Wellesley's 1808-1814 campaigns against Napoleon's
forces in the Iberian Peninsula have drawn the attention of
scholars and soldiers for two centuries. Yet, until now, no study
has focused on the problems that Wellesley, later known as the Duke
of Wellington, encountered on the home front before his eventual
triumph beyond the Pyrenees. In Wellington's Two-Front War, Joshua
Moon not only surveys Wellington's command of British forces
against the French but also describes the battles Wellington fought
in England-with an archaic military command structure, bureaucracy,
and fickle public opinion. In this detailed and accessible account,
Moon traces Wellington's command of British forces during the six
years of warfare against the French. Almost immediately upon
landing in Portugal in 1808, Wellington was hampered by his
government's struggle to plan a strategy for victory. From that
point on, Moon argues, the military's outdated promotion system,
political maneuvering, and bureaucratic inertia-all subject to
public opinion and a hostile press-thwarted Wellington's efforts,
almost costing him the victory. Drawing on archival sources in the
United Kingdom and at the United States Military Academy, Moon goes
well beyond detailing military operations to delve into the larger
effects of domestic policies, bureaucracy, and coalition building
on strategy. Ultimately, Moon shows, the second front of
Wellington's "two-front war" was as difficult as the better-known
struggle against Napoleon's troops and harsh conditions abroad. As
this book demonstrates, it was only through strategic vision and
relentless determination that Wellington attained the hard-fought
victory. Moon's multifaceted examination of the commander and his
frustrations offers valuable insight into the complexities of
fighting faraway battles under the scrutiny at home of government
agencies and the press-issues still relevant today.
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