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Book Synopsis Wellington's Operations in the Peninsula (1808-1814) by : Lewis William George Butler
Download or read book Wellington's Operations in the Peninsula (1808-1814) written by Lewis William George Butler and published by London, T. F. Unwin. This book was released on 1904 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Wellington's Operations in the Peninsula 1808-1814 Vol 1 by : Captain Lewis Butler
Download or read book Wellington's Operations in the Peninsula 1808-1814 Vol 1 written by Captain Lewis Butler and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2013-02-19 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written almost a century after the events they describe, Lewis Butler's two volumes on Wellington's Peninsula War campaigns have rightly been judged a classic of military history. The story of how the Iron Duke turned disaster into triumph, and defeat into a final victory, has surely never been told with more authority. Butler's first volume begins with the Spanish popular revolt against the imposition of Napoleon's brother Joseph as their king and their appeal to Britain for aid. Early British disasters culminate in Sir John Moore's retreat and death at Corunna. Wellington fought back at the battles of Talavera and Busaco, but was compelled by Marshal Massena to retreat once more into Portugal, and only his foresight in constructing the impregnable lines of Torres Vedras, and denuding the country before them, saved the day. The first volume concludes with Wellington taking the offensive again at the battle of Fuentes d'Onoro and Albuera. Both volumes are liberally illustrated with maps and sketches of the battles and other operations. What Napoleon called his 'Spanish ulcer' has never been more minutely described and dissected, with the author paying a military man's due attention to the sinews of war as well as to the action.
Book Synopsis Wellington's Operations in the Peninsula (1808-1814), Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint) by : Lewis Butler
Download or read book Wellington's Operations in the Peninsula (1808-1814), Vol. 1 of 2 (Classic Reprint) written by Lewis Butler and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-07-18 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Wellington's Operations in the Peninsula (1808-1814), Vol. 1 of 2 French, s has been added to the known numbers of Wellington's sabres, bayonets, and artillerymen, and g or g to the number of sabres and bayonets only. It is impossible to answer for the correct spelling of names of places. Almost every town or river in Spain and Portugal seems capable of being spelt in half a dozen different ways. I beg to express my acknowledgments to Lieutenant Colonel W. H. James, for the use of his unpublished prec'is, and to Mr. Eden Phillpotts, for a variety of kind services. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Book Synopsis Wellington in the Peninsula, 1808–1814 by : Jac Weller
Download or read book Wellington in the Peninsula, 1808–1814 written by Jac Weller and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2012-05-19 with total page 613 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of Wellington at Waterloo delivers an in-depth history of the military commander’s tactics and strategy in the Peninsular War. After gaining strategic and tactical experience in Colonial India, Arthur Wellesley went to battle against French forces in the Peninsular War. With his decisive victories there, he ascended to the peerage of the United Kingdom as the 1st Duke of Wellington. Inthis volume, historian Jac Weller delivers a complete account of Wellington’s career on the Iberian Peninsula, covering all the battles in which he took part. Talavera, The battles of Busaco, Salamanca and Vitoria are among the famous conflicts Weller brings to life in the lively chronicle, combining meticulous research with extensive visits to the historic battlefields. Supplementing his accessible narrative with photographs, Weller demonstrates how this great commander finally achieved victory after six years of battle against Napoleon’s army.
Book Synopsis Wellington in the Peninsula, 1808-1814 by : Jac Weller
Download or read book Wellington in the Peninsula, 1808-1814 written by Jac Weller and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic account of Wellington s tactics and strategy in the Peninsular War is one of the best single-volume works ever written on the epic campaign. Jac Weller covers all the battles with the French in which Wellington was involved. Talavera, Busaco, Salamanca and Vitoria are among the famous battles that he brings to life once more, with the aid of meticulous research, extensive visits to and photographs of the battlefields themselves, and an unwavering ability to cut a clear path through tangled military events. Wellington in the Peninsula brilliantly demonstrates how a great commander finally achieved victory after six years of battle against Napoleon s army."
Book Synopsis Wellington's Operations in the Peninsula by : Lewws William George Butler
Download or read book Wellington's Operations in the Peninsula written by Lewws William George Butler and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Wellington's Operations in the Peninsula 1808-1814 Vol 2 by : Captain Lewis Butler
Download or read book Wellington's Operations in the Peninsula 1808-1814 Vol 2 written by Captain Lewis Butler and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2013-02-19 with total page 441 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written almost a century after the events they describe, Lewis Butler's two volumes on Wellington's Peninsula War campaigns have rightly been judged a classic of military history. The story of how the Iron Duke turned disaster into triumph, and defeat into a final victory, has surely never been told with more authority. Volume Two begins with Wellington besieging and storming Badajoz and Ciudad Roderigo. These successes are followed by the difficult but decisive campaign culminating in Wellington's victory over Marshal Marmont at Salamanca and his entry into Madrid. After a difficult winter, Wellington once again resumes the offensive, defeats Marshal Soult at Vitoria and chases him over the Pyrenees and out of Spain. But Soult's stubborn resistance continues at the battles of Nivelle, the Nive, and Orthez as the fighting moves towards Toulouse where Wellington fights his final, victoriuous battle of the war as news of Napoleon's abdication arrives. Both volumes are liberally illustrated with maps and sketches of the battles and other operations. What Napoleon called his 'Spanish ulcer' has never been more minutely described and dissected, with the author paying a military man's due attention to the sinews of war as well as to the action.
Book Synopsis Wellington's Army in the Peninsula, 1808-1814 by : Michael Glover
Download or read book Wellington's Army in the Peninsula, 1808-1814 written by Michael Glover and published by . This book was released on 1977 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Wellington at War in the Peninsula, 1808-1814 by : Ian Robertson
Download or read book Wellington at War in the Peninsula, 1808-1814 written by Ian Robertson and published by Leo Cooper Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This outline concentrates on the main military actions, described from the point of view of the British and their Portuguese allies"--Page [17].
Book Synopsis Inside Wellington's Peninsular Army: 1808-1814 by : Robert Burnham
Download or read book Inside Wellington's Peninsular Army: 1808-1814 written by Robert Burnham and published by Pen & Sword Military. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Original edition published in 2006. Original catalog entry was under title.
Book Synopsis Wellington's Two-Front War by : Joshua Moon
Download or read book Wellington's Two-Front War written by Joshua Moon and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2012-09-13 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis Wellington's Operations in the Peninsula (1808-1814) by : Lewis William George Butler
Download or read book Wellington's Operations in the Peninsula (1808-1814) written by Lewis William George Butler and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis A Commanding Presence by : Ian Robertson
Download or read book A Commanding Presence written by Ian Robertson and published by Spellmount, Limited Publishers. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The many battles fought by Wellington have always excited interest and controversy. Almost all of the fighting on land between British and French troops during the Napoleonic period took place in Portugal and Spain, and so the extended struggle became known as the "Peninsular War." Few are aware that Wellington's armies were actually engaged with the enemy less than 10 per cent of the time. Much of the campaign was spent finding food and drink for man and beast, and withstanding the severe physical conditions encountered in the Peninsula. The unforgiving climate and mountainous terrain materially affected Wellington's strategy, and it was his commanding presence that enabled the many logistical problems to be over come. In this new study, Ian Robertson draws on many vivid first-hand accounts of campaigning life and places the several stubbornly fought actions in their proper context.
Book Synopsis Wellington's Campaigns, Peninsula-Waterloo, 1808-15 by : Charles Walker Robinson
Download or read book Wellington's Campaigns, Peninsula-Waterloo, 1808-15 written by Charles Walker Robinson and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 826 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Wellington's Men Remembered Volume 1 by : Janet Bromley
Download or read book Wellington's Men Remembered Volume 1 written by Janet Bromley and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2012-04-19 with total page 1200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wellington's Men Remembered is a reference work to be published in two volumes, which has been compiled on behalf of the The Waterloo Association containing over 3,000 memorials to soldiers who fought in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo between 1808 and 1815, together with 150 battlefield and regimental memorials in 28 countries world wide.
Book Synopsis Wellington's Command by : George E. Jaycock
Download or read book Wellington's Command written by George E. Jaycock and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2020-01-19 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A military historian assesses the leadership style of the man who defeated Napoleon. The Duke of Wellington’s victory at the Battle of Waterloo cemented his reputation as a great general, and much subsequent writing on his career has taken an uncritical, sometimes chauvinistic view of his talents. Little has been published that fully pins down the reality of Wellington’s leadership, clearly identifying his weaknesses as well as his strengths. George E. Jaycock, in this perceptive and thought-provoking reassessment, does not aim to undermine Wellington’s achievements, but to provide a more nuanced perspective. He clarifies some simple but fundamental truths regarding his leadership and his performance as a commander. Through an in-depth study of his actions over the war years of 1808 to 1815, the author reassesses Wellington’s effectiveness as a commander, the competence of his subordinates, and the qualities of the troops he led. His study gives a fascinating insight into Wellington’s career and abilities. Wellington’s Command is absorbing reading for both military historians and those with an interest in the Napoleonic period.
Book Synopsis Wellington's History of the Peninsular War by : Stuart Reid
Download or read book Wellington's History of the Peninsular War written by Stuart Reid and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2019-05-30 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An historic account of the Peninsula War written by the man leading forces against the French, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington. Though pressed many times to write about his battles and campaigns, the Duke of Wellington always replied that people should refer to his published dispatches. Yet Wellington did, in effect, write a history of the Peninsular War in the form of four lengthy memoranda, summarizing the conduct of the war in 1809, 1810, and 1811 respectively. These lengthy accounts demonstrate Wellington’s unmatched appreciation of the nature of the war in Spain and Portugal, and relate to the operations of the French and Spanish forces as well as the Anglo-Portuguese army under his command. Unlike personal diaries or journals written by individual soldiers, with their inevitably limited knowledge, Wellington was in an unparalleled position to provide a comprehensive overview of the war. Equally, the memoranda were written as the war unfolded, not tainted with the knowledge of hindsight, providing a unique contemporaneous commentary. Brought together by renowned historian Stuart Reid with reports and key dispatches from the other years of the campaign, the result is the story of the Peninsular War told through the writings of the man who knew and understood the conflict in Iberia better than any other. These memoranda and dispatches have never been published before in a single connected narrative. Therefore, Wellington’s History of the Peninsular War 1808-1814 offers a uniquely accessible perspective on the conflict in the own words of Britain’s greatest general.
