Wellington's Wars
A provocative reappraisal of Wellington's military career, his victory at Waterloo, and the source of his genius as a generalArthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, lives on in popular memory as the…
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A provocative reappraisal of Wellington's military career, his victory at Waterloo, and the source of his genius as a generalArthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, lives on in popular memory as the "Invincible General," loved by his men, admired by his peers, formidable to his opponents. This incisive book revises such a portrait, offering an accurate--and controversial--new analysis of Wellington's remarkable military career. Unlike his nemesis Napoleon, Wellington was by no means a man of innate military talent, Huw J. Davies argues. Instead, the key to Wellington's military success was an exceptionally keen understanding of the relationship between politics and war.Drawing on extensive primary research, Davies discusses Wellington's military apprenticeship in India, where he learned through mistakes as well as successes how to plan campaigns, organize and use