To War with Wellington: From the Peninsula to Waterloo
A superb account of what it must have been like serving under Britain's greatest - but also most exacting - soldier Andrew Roberts, Sunday Telegraph, Books of the Year Fascinating. History written as it should be: entertaining and informative Independent on Sunday Dramatic, often moving, sometimes shocking ... Snow's story is far more powerful than fiction Herald The bloodcurdling (and surprisingly steamy) soldiers' diaries that reveal how Britain trounced Napoleon in battle Daily Mail Snow's descriptions of battles ... are unrivalled Oxford Times A refreshingly accessible portrait of one of Britain's greatest generals, it will take some beating Yorkshire Evening Post A must-read Heritage Today 'Snow writes with tremendous elan and his appraisal of Wellington is scrupulously fair' Mail on Sunday