To war with Wellington
Subtitle: from the peninsula to Waterloo
By: Peter Snow
Publisher: John Murray
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9781848541030
Subjects: Military leadership; Generals; Biography; Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815; Campaigns; Military History; Military campaigns; Command of troops; Kriegführung; Veldtochten
Description: The story of the men who fought their way across Europe to topple Napoleon told by those who were there.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-359) and index.
Table of contents: title: First foothold : Mondego Bay, August 1808; title: You must have bribed Junot : Vimeiro, August 1808; title: Scum of the earth : Oporto, 1809; title: The obstinate old gentleman : Talavera, 1809; title: Damned with might and main : retreat, 1809; title: Unpardonable butchery : the C?a and Bussaco, 1810; title: A dangerous hour for England : Fuentes d'O?oro, 1811; title: Now, lads, for the breach : Ciudad Rodrigo, 1812; title: The town's our own. Hurrah! : Badajoz, 1815; title: Marmont est perdu Salamanca, 1812; title: One step forward, two steps back : Madrid and Burgos, 1812; title: I saw them fall like a pack of cards : Vitoria, 1813; title: The finger of God is upon me : Pyrenees, 1813; title: Extraordinary news : southern France, 1813-1814; title: In the Elysian Fields : Paris and Vienna, 1814-1815; title: Duchess, you may give your ball : Brussels, 1815; title: Bl?cher has had a damn good hiding : Quartre-Bras, 16 June 1815; title: Hard pounding : Waterloo, morning 18 June 1815; title: Now, Maitland, now's your time! : Waterloo, afternoon 18 June 1815; title: See the conquering hero comes : aftermath.