2001, ISBN: 0297646079

[EAN: 9780297646075], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 4.08], [PU: Orion Publishing Co, United Kingdom, London], ANDREW ROBERTS NAPOLEON AND WELLINGTON, On the morning of the battle of… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780297646075], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 4.08], [PU: Orion Publishing Co, United Kingdom, London], ANDREW ROBERTS NAPOLEON AND WELLINGTON, On the morning of the battle of Waterloo, the Emperor Napoleon declared that the Duke of Wellington was a bad general, the British were bad soldiers and that France could not fail to win an easy victory. Forever afterwards historians have accused him of gross overconfidence, and massively underestimating the calibre of the British commander opposed to him. Andrew Roberts presents an original, highly revisionist view of the relationship between the two greatest captains of their age. Napoleon, who was born in the same year as Wellington - 1769 - fought Wellington by proxy years earlier in the Peninsula War, praising his ruthlessness in private while publicly deriding him as a mere 'sepoy general'. In contrast, Wellington publicly lauded Napoleon, saying that his presence on a battlefield was worth forty thousand men, but privately wrote long memoranda lambasting Napoleon's campaigning techniques. Although Wellington saved Napoleon from execution after Waterloo, Napoleon left money in his will to the man who had tried to assassinate Wellington. Wellington in turn amassed a series of Napoleonic trophies of his great victory, even sleeping with two of the Emperor's mistresses. The constantly changing relationship between these two nineteenth-century giants forms the basis of Andrew Roberts' compelling study in pride, rivalry, propaganda, nostalgia, and posthumous revenge. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged., Books<

2001, ISBN: 0297646079

[EAN: 9780297646075], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Orion Publishing Co, United Kingdom, London], ANDREW ROBERTS NAPOLEON AND WELLINGTON, On the morning of the battle of Waterloo, t… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780297646075], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Orion Publishing Co, United Kingdom, London], ANDREW ROBERTS NAPOLEON AND WELLINGTON, On the morning of the battle of Waterloo, the Emperor Napoleon declared that the Duke of Wellington was a bad general, the British were bad soldiers and that France could not fail to win an easy victory. Forever afterwards historians have accused him of gross overconfidence, and massively underestimating the calibre of the British commander opposed to him. Andrew Roberts presents an original, highly revisionist view of the relationship between the two greatest captains of their age. Napoleon, who was born in the same year as Wellington - 1769 - fought Wellington by proxy years earlier in the Peninsula War, praising his ruthlessness in private while publicly deriding him as a mere 'sepoy general'. In contrast, Wellington publicly lauded Napoleon, saying that his presence on a battlefield was worth forty thousand men, but privately wrote long memoranda lambasting Napoleon's campaigning techniques. Although Wellington saved Napoleon from execution after Waterloo, Napoleon left money in his will to the man who had tried to assassinate Wellington. Wellington in turn amassed a series of Napoleonic trophies of his great victory, even sleeping with two of the Emperor's mistresses. The constantly changing relationship between these two nineteenth-century giants forms the basis of Andrew Roberts' compelling study in pride, rivalry, propaganda, nostalgia, and posthumous revenge. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged., Books<

2001, ISBN: 9780297646075

London, United Kingdom: George Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd. Fine/Very Good/fine. 2001. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0297646079 Hardback Jacke… Mehr…

London, United Kingdom: George Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd. Fine/Very Good/fine. 2001. First Edition. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 0297646079 Hardback Jacket front: Cuirassiers Charging the Highlanders at the Battle of Waterloo 1874 This title is a dual biography of the greatest opposing generals of their age who ultimately became fixated on one another Compelling study in pride, rivalry, propaganda, nostalgia and posthumous revenge" BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY HISTORICAL 350pp ILLUSTRATED ., George Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd, 2001, 4<

2001, ISBN: 9780297646075

[PU: London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 2001], Original publisher's purple paper-covered boards, gilt title spine, pictorial dustjacket, large 8vo: xxxij, 350pp., illustrations, maps, acknowl… Mehr…

[PU: London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 2001], Original publisher's purple paper-covered boards, gilt title spine, pictorial dustjacket, large 8vo: xxxij, 350pp., illustrations, maps, acknowledgements, list illustrations, comparative chronology, notes & references, general bibliography, index. Very fine copy., NL, [SC: 8.50], leichte Gebrauchsspuren, gewerbliches Angebot, Banküberweisung, PayPal, Internationaler Versand<