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Wellington: The Iron Duke by Richard Holmes (Paperback, 2003)

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Richard Holmes, highly acclaimed military historian and broadcaster, tells the exhilarating story of Britain's greatest-ever soldier, the man who posed the most serious threat to Napoleon. The Duke of Wellington's remarkable life and extraordinary campaigns are recreated with Holmes' superb skill in this compelling book. Richard Holmes charts Wellington's stellar military career from India to Europe, and in the process, rediscovers the reasons Queen Victoria called him the greatest man the nineteenth century had produced. Combining his astute historical analysis with a semi-biographical examination of Wellington, Holmes artfully illustrates the rapid evolution in military and political thinking of the time. Wellington is a brilliant figure, idealistic in politics, cynical in love, a wit, a beau, a man of enormous courage often sickened by war. As Richard Holmes charts his progress from a shy, indolent boy to commander-in-chief of the allied forces, he also exposes the Iron Duke as a philanderer, and a man who sometimes despised the men that he led, and was not always in control of his soldiers. Particularly infamous is the bestial rampage of his men after the capture of Cuidad Rodgrigo and Badajoz. THE IRON DUKE is a beautifully produced book, complete with stunning illustrations and colour plates. Richard Holmes' TV series to accompany THE IRON DUKE will be lavishly constructed in four parts, and filmed on location in Britain, India, Spain, Portugal, France and Belgium.

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HarperCollins
ISBN-13
9780007137503
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Book Title
Wellington: the Iron Duke
Author
Richard Holmes
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
History
Publication Year
2003
Type
Textbook
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Number of Pages
416 Pages

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198mm
Item Width
129mm
Item Weight
290g

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Richard Holmes
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom

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by 10nelson180501 Oct, 2020
A great read on a famous figure.
History can be heavy going at times but Richard Holmes makes the going easy with his "straight to the point" style. The Duke of Wellington had an incredible life and , maybe, we wouldn"t be here without people like him. This is a book for the historian and the general reader, recommended.
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Well researched and very readable.
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