Wellington and Napoleon : clash of arms, 1807-1815 /
Neillands, Robin, 1935-2006.
Wellington and Napoleon : clash of arms, 1807-1815 / Wellington & Napoleon Robin Neillands. - 1 online resource (viii, 264 pages) : illustrations, maps - Pen & Sword military classics ; series number 4 . - Pen & Sword military classics (Series) ; ser. no. 4. .
Originally published: London : John Murray, 1994.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-259) and index.
Prologue : The plains of Maida : 1806 -- The road to Tilsit : 1764-1807 -- Spain and Portugal : 1807-1808 -- Arthur Wellesley : 1769-1808 -- Arms and the men : 1808-1815 -- War in the Peninsula : Spain and Portugal, 1808 -- The retreat to Corunna : 1808-1809 -- Austria and Portugal : 1809 -- Austria : 1809 -- Spain, Talavera and a title : 1809-1810 -- Busaco : 1810 -- Problems with Russia : 1811-1812 -- The Spanish frontier : 1811-1812 -- The invasion of Russia : 1812 -- Salamanca : June 1812 -- Flight in the winter : Russia, 1812 -- The march to the frontier : 1813 -- The battle for the Pyrenees : 1813-1814 -- The battle for Germany : 1813 -- 'The Battle of Nations' : Leipzig, 1813 -- The march on Toulouse : France, 1813-1814 -- The battle for France : 1814 -- Elba and Vienna : 1814-1815 -- Ligny and Quatre Bras : 1815 -- Waterloo.
Wellington and Napoleon tells the story of the convergence and final clash of two of the most brilliant commanders ever to meet on the field of battle. Wellington, his men said, did not know how to lose a battle. But Wellington himself admired his adversary.
English.
9781473801301 (electronic bk.) 1473801303 (electronic bk.) 9781473820623 (electronic bk.) 1473820626 (electronic bk.)
B3D7B7A7-D99F-4654-AC56-F31E07335CB6 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852 --Military leadership.
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 --Military leadership.
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821.
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852.
1789-1820
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815.
Peninsular War, 1807-1814.
HISTORY--Western.--Europe
Command of troops.
Guerres napoléoniennes, 1800-1815.
Guerre d'Espagne, 1807-1814.
France--History, Military--1789-1815.
Great Britain--History, Military--1789-1820.
France.
Great Britain.
France--Histoire militaire--1789-1815.
Grande-Bretagne--Histoire militaire--1789-1820.
Electronic books.
Military history.
DC226.4 / .N45 2003eb
940.2/742
Wellington and Napoleon : clash of arms, 1807-1815 / Wellington & Napoleon Robin Neillands. - 1 online resource (viii, 264 pages) : illustrations, maps - Pen & Sword military classics ; series number 4 . - Pen & Sword military classics (Series) ; ser. no. 4. .
Originally published: London : John Murray, 1994.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-259) and index.
Prologue : The plains of Maida : 1806 -- The road to Tilsit : 1764-1807 -- Spain and Portugal : 1807-1808 -- Arthur Wellesley : 1769-1808 -- Arms and the men : 1808-1815 -- War in the Peninsula : Spain and Portugal, 1808 -- The retreat to Corunna : 1808-1809 -- Austria and Portugal : 1809 -- Austria : 1809 -- Spain, Talavera and a title : 1809-1810 -- Busaco : 1810 -- Problems with Russia : 1811-1812 -- The Spanish frontier : 1811-1812 -- The invasion of Russia : 1812 -- Salamanca : June 1812 -- Flight in the winter : Russia, 1812 -- The march to the frontier : 1813 -- The battle for the Pyrenees : 1813-1814 -- The battle for Germany : 1813 -- 'The Battle of Nations' : Leipzig, 1813 -- The march on Toulouse : France, 1813-1814 -- The battle for France : 1814 -- Elba and Vienna : 1814-1815 -- Ligny and Quatre Bras : 1815 -- Waterloo.
Wellington and Napoleon tells the story of the convergence and final clash of two of the most brilliant commanders ever to meet on the field of battle. Wellington, his men said, did not know how to lose a battle. But Wellington himself admired his adversary.
English.
9781473801301 (electronic bk.) 1473801303 (electronic bk.) 9781473820623 (electronic bk.) 1473820626 (electronic bk.)
B3D7B7A7-D99F-4654-AC56-F31E07335CB6 OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852 --Military leadership.
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 --Military leadership.
Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821.
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852.
1789-1820
Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815.
Peninsular War, 1807-1814.
HISTORY--Western.--Europe
Command of troops.
Guerres napoléoniennes, 1800-1815.
Guerre d'Espagne, 1807-1814.
France--History, Military--1789-1815.
Great Britain--History, Military--1789-1820.
France.
Great Britain.
France--Histoire militaire--1789-1815.
Grande-Bretagne--Histoire militaire--1789-1820.
Electronic books.
Military history.
DC226.4 / .N45 2003eb
940.2/742