Wellington's Peninsular Victories: Busaco, Salamanca, Vitoria, Nivelle
Apr 2018 · Friedland Books
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First published in 1963, this book concentrates on four great military victories of the Peninsular War (1807-1814): the Battle of Busaco of September 27, 1810; the Battle of Salamanca of July 22, 1812; the Battle of Vitoria of June 21, 1913; and the Battle of Nivelle of November 10, 1913.
Richly illustrates throughout with photos, maps and plans.
"You have sent me...the staff of a French Marshal, and I send you in return that of England."—HRH The Prince Regent to Viscount Wellington after Vitoria
"A lucid and absorbing account of the five years of arduous campaigning that brought the Allies to Toulouse in April, 1814...quotes freely from many fascinating eyewitness descriptions"—The Soldier
"Concentrates attention on four of Wellington's greatest triumphs—Busaco, Salamanca, Vitoria, and the Nivelle...which routed the finest soldiery in Europe and sent four of its most famous Marshals cringing back to Napoleon in disgrace"—The Daily Telegraph
"Michael Glover's book is a brilliant success, like the campaign which inspired it"—The Times Literary Supplement
Richly illustrates throughout with photos, maps and plans.
"You have sent me...the staff of a French Marshal, and I send you in return that of England."—HRH The Prince Regent to Viscount Wellington after Vitoria
"A lucid and absorbing account of the five years of arduous campaigning that brought the Allies to Toulouse in April, 1814...quotes freely from many fascinating eyewitness descriptions"—The Soldier
"Concentrates attention on four of Wellington's greatest triumphs—Busaco, Salamanca, Vitoria, and the Nivelle...which routed the finest soldiery in Europe and sent four of its most famous Marshals cringing back to Napoleon in disgrace"—The Daily Telegraph
"Michael Glover's book is a brilliant success, like the campaign which inspired it"—The Times Literary Supplement
First published in 1963, this book concentrates on four great military victories of the Peninsular War (1807-1814): the Battle of Busaco of September 27, 1810; the Battle of Salamanca of July 22, 1812; the Battle of Vitoria of June 21, 1913; and the Battle of Nivelle of November 10, 1913.
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Michael Glover (1922-1990) was educated at Oundle and St. John's College, Cambridge. He served in the Army from 1941-1946 in North Africa and Italy, where he was taken prisoner of war, and from 1949-1963 in the Territorial Army. Until 1970 he was in charge of Educational Television for the British Council. He is also the author of a number of articles and books on Napoleonic and Victorian warfare, most notably Wellington as Military Commander (1963) and Britannia Sickens (1970). He passed away in 1990.
Michael Glover (1922-1990) was educated at Oundle and St. John's College, Cambridge. He served in the Army from 1941-1946 in North Africa and Italy, where he was taken prisoner of war, and from 1949-1963 in the Territorial Army. Until 1970 he was in charge of Educational Television for the Britis...
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