Author:
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ISBN:
Category : Hispanists
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Bulletin
A Narrative of Circumstances Attending the Retreat of the British Army, Under the Command of the Late Lieut. Gen. Sir John Moore K.B
A Narrative of Circumstances Attending the Retreat of the British Army Under the Command of the Late Lieut. Gen. Sir John Moore
Author: Henry Milburne
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Peninsular War, 1807-1814
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Peninsular War, 1807-1814
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
A Colonial Autocracy
Author: Marion Phillips
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780714626581
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 10
Book Description
First published in 1971. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Publisher: Psychology Press
ISBN: 9780714626581
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 10
Book Description
First published in 1971. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
The Late Lord
Author: Jacqueline Reiter
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
ISBN: 9781473856950
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham is one of the most enigmatic and overlooked figures of early nineteenth century British history. The elder brother of Pitt the Younger, he has long been consigned to history as 'the late Lord Chatham', the lazy commander-in-chief of the 1809 Walcheren expedition, whose inactivity and incompetence turned what should have been an easy victory into a disaster. Chatham's poor reputation obscures a fascinating and complex man. During a twenty-year career at the heart of government, he served in several important cabinet posts such as First Lord of the Admiralty and Master-General of the Ordnance. Yet despite his closeness to the Prime Minister and friendship with the Royal Family, political rivalries and private tragedy hampered his ascendance. Paradoxically for a man of widely admired diplomatic skills, his downfall owed as much to his personal insecurities and penchant for making enemies as it did to military failure. Using a variety of manuscript sources to tease Chatham from the records, this biography peels away the myths and places him for the first time in proper familial, political, and military context. It breathes life into a much-maligned member of one of Britain's greatest political dynasties, revealing a deeply flawed man trapped in the shadow of his illustrious relatives.
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
ISBN: 9781473856950
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
John Pitt, 2nd Earl of Chatham is one of the most enigmatic and overlooked figures of early nineteenth century British history. The elder brother of Pitt the Younger, he has long been consigned to history as 'the late Lord Chatham', the lazy commander-in-chief of the 1809 Walcheren expedition, whose inactivity and incompetence turned what should have been an easy victory into a disaster. Chatham's poor reputation obscures a fascinating and complex man. During a twenty-year career at the heart of government, he served in several important cabinet posts such as First Lord of the Admiralty and Master-General of the Ordnance. Yet despite his closeness to the Prime Minister and friendship with the Royal Family, political rivalries and private tragedy hampered his ascendance. Paradoxically for a man of widely admired diplomatic skills, his downfall owed as much to his personal insecurities and penchant for making enemies as it did to military failure. Using a variety of manuscript sources to tease Chatham from the records, this biography peels away the myths and places him for the first time in proper familial, political, and military context. It breathes life into a much-maligned member of one of Britain's greatest political dynasties, revealing a deeply flawed man trapped in the shadow of his illustrious relatives.
The War in Wexford
Author: Harold Felix Baker Wheeler
Publisher: London, Lane
ISBN:
Category : Ireland
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Publisher: London, Lane
ISBN:
Category : Ireland
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
Revolutionary Europe, 1789-1815
Author: Henry Morse Stephens
Publisher:
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Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
The Frasers of Philorth
Author: Alexander Fraser Saltoun (17th baron)
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : la
Pages : 390
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : la
Pages : 390
Book Description
London
Author: Walter Besant
Publisher: London : A. & C. Black
ISBN:
Category : London (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
Publisher: London : A. & C. Black
ISBN:
Category : London (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
Successful Strategies
Author: Williamson Murray
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110706273X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 479
Book Description
Reveals the key factors that have contributed to the development and execution of successful military and political strategies throughout history.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 110706273X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 479
Book Description
Reveals the key factors that have contributed to the development and execution of successful military and political strategies throughout history.