The Armies of Wellington - Hardcover

Haythornthwaite, Philip J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1854091751 ISBN 13: 9781854091758

Publisher: Arms & Armour, 1994

Synopsis

Examines the British army during the Napoleonic era, discussing weaponry, tactics, financing, high command, different branches of service, and major campaigns

About this title

From Booklist:

A distinguished British military historian produces this valuable reference to the British army of the Napoleonic era. The book includes chapters on the high command, financing, various branches of service, tactics, weaponry, and foreign volunteers as well as a capsule history of the major campaigns. It focuses on the Peninsular Campaign under Wellington and on Waterloo, the British army's outstanding feat of arms during the period, but does not ignore less-known (not to mention less creditable) episodes. It is not free from patriotic bias, romanticism, and a hagiographic attitude toward Wellington, but the amount of material it offers in a single volume greatly compensates for its limitations. Highly recommended and widely useful, it may prove a treasure trove to aspiring Regency romance writers. Roland Green

About this edition

• Publisher: Arms & Armour
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 1854091751
• ISBN 13: 9781854091758
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352