Wellington's Voice
John Fremantle was on Wellington's personal staff through the later years of the Peninsular War and Waterloo campaigns.He had a uniquely privileged view of the general and tells of his exploits - good and bad. The letters were written to his uncle, who was effectively his guardian, an army man and no shrinking violet.Fremantle deals with military matters in detail and gives a great insight into Wellington's honest views of matters - not the sanitized diplomatic versions Wellington allowed to be published in later life. He also talks a great deal about the personalities in 'Wellington's family' and the 'Great Man', giving very honest, forthrig…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-1-78337-867-8
- EAN: 9781783378678
- Produktnummer: 22581694
- Verlag: Frontline Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 322 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 16'698 KB
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