Warenkorb
Kostenloser Versand
Unsere Operationen sind klimaneutral

Sir John Moore: The Making of a Controversial Hero Janet MacDonald

Hier klicken, um einen Blick hineinzuwerfen

Sir John Moore: The Making of a Controversial Hero von Janet MacDonald

Sir John Moore: The Making of a Controversial Hero Janet MacDonald


€13.49
Zustand - Wie Neu
Nur noch 1

Zusammenfassung

Full-length biography of one of the most remarkable British soldiers of the Napoleonic era

Sir John Moore: The Making of a Controversial Hero Zusammenfassung

Sir John Moore: The Making of a Controversial Hero Janet MacDonald

Sir John Moore is perhaps the second most famous British soldier of the Napoleonic Wars after the Duke of Wellington, yet his remarkable career has been neglected in comparison to his celebrated contemporary. His death in battle at Corunna overshadows the wide range of his earlier campaigns and his achievements as an innovative soldier. Janet Macdonald's fluently written and insightful biography focuses on the development of his character as well as his career as a commander. From it emerges a many-sided portrait of a fascinating man and an outstanding soldier, a key figure in the history of the British army. Admired by his peers but distrusted by his political masters, Moore was a controversial figure. He is best known for saving the British army in Spain by leading the retreat to Corunna, but he is also credited with developing the training system that enabled Wellington's army to beat the French in Spain and at Waterloo. Janet Macdonald's account will rekindle interest in a leading actor in the struggle against the French revolutionary and Napoleonic armies.

Über Janet MacDonald

Janet Macdonald has published books on numerous subjects. Her first book on naval history was Feeding Nelson's Navy: The True Story of Food at Sea in the Georgian Era; her second, the British Navy's Victualling Board, 1793-1815: Management Competence and Incompetence. She took her MA in Maritime History at The Greenwich Maritime Institute, London, and her PhD at King's College London, where she was awarded a Laughton Scholarship. Her thesis was on the administration of naval victualling. Her most recent book is From Boiled Beef to Chicken Tikka: 500 Years of Feeding the British Army.

Zusätzliche Informationen

GOR010500761
9781473833944
1473833949
Sir John Moore: The Making of a Controversial Hero Janet MacDonald
Gebraucht - Wie Neu
Gebundene Ausgabe
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
2016-11-01
276
N/A
Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.
Das Buch wurde gelesen, ist aber in gutem Zustand. Alle Seiten sind intakt, der Einband ist unversehrt. Leichte Gebrauchsspuren am Buchrücken. Das Buch wurde gelesen, sieht jedoch noch wie neu aus. Der Bucheinband weist keine sichtbaren Gebrauchsspuren auf. Gegebenenfalls ist auch ein Schutzumschlag verfügbar. Keine fehlenden oder beschädigten Seiten, keine Risse, eventuell minimale Knicke, keine unterstrichenen oder markierten Textstellen, keine beschrifteten Ränder.