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Wellington - The Path to Victory 1769-1814 (Paperback)
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Wellington - The Path to Victory 1769-1814 (Paperback)
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A landmark contribution to understanding the real man behind the
heroic legend inspired by the triumph at Waterloo The Duke of
Wellington was not just Britain's greatest soldier, although his
seismic struggles as leader of the Allied forces against Napoleon
in the Peninsular War deservedly became the stuff of British
national legend. Wellington was much more: a man of vision beyond
purely military matters, a politically astute thinker, and a canny
diplomat as well as lover, husband, and friend. Rory Muir's
masterful new biography, the first of a two-volume set, is the
fruit of a lifetime's research and discovery into Wellington and
his times. The author brings Wellington into much sharper focus
than ever before, addressing his masterstrokes and mistakes in
equal measure. Muir looks at all aspects of Wellington's career,
from his unpromising youth through his remarkable successes in
India and his role as junior minister in charge of Ireland, to his
controversial military campaigns. With dramatic descriptions of
major battles and how they might have turned out differently, the
author underscores the magnitude of Wellington's achievements. The
biography is the first to address the major significance of
Wellington's political connections and shrewdness, and to set his
career within the wider history of British politics and the war
against Napoleon. The volume also revises Wellington's reputation
for being cold and aloof, showing instead a man of far more complex
and interesting character.
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