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WELLINGTON?S ARMY 1809-1814 IBD

NAVAL & MILITARY PRESS
01 / 2017
9781783312993
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Sinopsis

This book gives an unparalleled insight into the organisation, day-to-day life and psychology of Wellington&rsquo,s army, focusingáon the characters that Wellington believed could &lsquo,go anywhere and do anything&rsquo,. Wellington&rsquo,s Army examines both the leaders and the led, the daily life, manners and customs of the Peninsular Army are explored, drawing on despatches, general orders and records of court martial, and, to a greater extent, non-official information such as diaries, memoirs and letters.A great deal of literature was produced during this period,áwritten by both commissioned and non-commissioned soldiers. For the soldiers, the campaign became a battle against the Revolution, a kind of crusade, and an attempt to thwart the &lsquo,triple-headed monster of Republicanism, Atheism and Sedition&rsquo,. The soldiers of Wellington&rsquo,s army were fighting for all thatámade life worth living &ndash, religion, morality, constitution,álaws and liberty.

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