Wellington: A New Biography

by LONGFORD ELIZABETH

• ISBN13: 9780750926942
• ISBN10: 0750926945
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-12-01
• Publisher: Trafalgar Square

Summary

A short biography of Wellington, the Iron Duke, one of the best known military commanders of British history. Covers not only Wellington the war hero and Waterloo, but also his political career and Wellington the ladies' man and his marriage to Kitty Pakenham.

Author Biography

Elizabeth Longford is a renowned biographer and has written books on Queen Victoria, Wellington, Byron, Wilfred Scawen Blunt, and the present Queen Mother. Her Victoria RI (1964) won the James Tait Black memorial prize

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
List of Illustrations	p. xi
Acknowledgements	p. xiii
Chronology	p. xv
Introduction	p. xix
Food for Powder	p. 1
All India	p. 5
The Bridge Years, 1806-9	p. 14
Fortress Portugal	p. 24
Into Spain	p. 34
Into France	p. 43
The Duchess of Richmond's Ball	p. 55
Waterloo	p. 69
Westminster Warriors	p. 89
Right About Face	p. 118
The Other Side of the Hill	p. 122
Epilogue	p. 124
Maps	p. 129
Bibliography	p. 133
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