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Wellington's History of the Peninsular War - Battling Napoleon in Iberia 1808-1814 (Stuart Reid)(Pevná vazba) - diskuze

Wellington's History of the Peninsular War - Battling Napoleon in Iberia 1808-1814 (Stuart Reid)(Pevná vazba)
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Výrobce: Pen & Sword Books Ltd

EAN: 9781526737632

Výrobní číslo: 9781526737632

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, and he refused to add further to his official correspondence, famously remarking that: 'The history of a battle, is not unlike the history of a ball. Some individuals may recollect all the little events of which the great result is the battle won or lost, but no individual can recollect the order in which, or the exact moment at which, they occurred, which makes all the difference as to their value or importance.'

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

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