Muir, Rory
Wellington
- ISBN 13:
- 9780300232820
- author:
- Muir, Rory
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Yale University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 728
- Dimensions:
- 21.6 x 14 centimetres (1.41 kg)
- Genre:
- Biography, Military, History,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Wellington, the culmination of a brilliant military career, marked a turning point in his life. Yet, his achievements extended far beyond this famous victory.
This second and concluding volume of Rory Muir's biography offers a substantial reassessment of Wellington's significance as a politician and provides a nuanced view of the private man behind the legend of the selfless hero. New insights reveal Wellington's determination to maintain peace at home and abroad, achieved by maintaining good relations with Continental powers and resisting radical agitation.
Muir paints a portrait of a well-rounded individual whose austere public demeanor belied his entertaining, gossipy, generous, and unpretentious private self. A richly detailed work that sheds new light on Wellington's enduring legacy.
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