The Duke of Wellington was not only an incomparable commander in battle but also a remarkable writer. His dispatches have long been viewed as classics of military literature and have influenced all military accounts after his. This selection follows the campaign of the British a…
C. Esdaile engelsk universitetslærer i Liverpool, specialist i Napoleonstidens krige og særlig Spanien med et stort forfatterskab bag sig, om den Peninsulære krig 1807-14. Det i kritikken roste værk ("vil træde ind i rækken af klassikere som Napier og Oman"--"sætter en ny stand…