Wellington and the British Army's Indian Campaigns 1798 - 1805 Tapa dura -

Barnsley: Pen & Sword Military, 2020. The Peninsular War and the Napoleonic Wars across Europe are subjects of such enduring interest that they have prompted extensive research and writing. Yet other campaigns, in what was a global war, have been largely ignored. Such is the case for the war in India which persisted for much of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic periods and peaked in the years 1798?1805 with the campaigns of Arthur Wellesley - later the Duke of Wellington - and General Lake in the Deccan and Hindustan. That is why this new study by Martin Howard is so timely and important. While it fully acknowledges Wellington's vital role, it also addresses the nature of the warring armies, the significance of the campaigns of Lake in North India, and leaves the reader with an understanding of the human experience of war in the region. For this was a brutal conflict in which British armies clashed with the formidable forces of the Sultan of Mysore and the Maratha princes. There were… Leer más

Barnsley: Pen & Sword Military, 2020. The Peninsular War and the Napoleonic Wars across Europe are subjects of such enduring interest that they have prompted extensive research and writing. Yet other campaigns, in what was a global war, have been largely ignored. Such is the case for the war in India which persisted for much of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic periods and peaked in the years 1798?1805 with the campaigns of Arthur Wellesley - later the Duke of Wellington - and General Lake in the Deccan and Hindustan. That is why this new study by Martin Howard is so timely and important. While it fully acknowledges Wellington's vital role, it also addresses the nature of the warring armies, the significance of the campaigns of Lake in North India, and leaves the reader with an understanding of the human experience of war in the region. For this was a brutal conflict in which British armies clashed with the formidable forces of the Sultan of Mysore and the Maratha princes. There were… Leer más

Hardback. New. Compelling study of the British campaigns in India during the Napoleonic Wars. Focuses on the campaigns of Arthur Wellesley - later Duke of Wellington - and General Lake.

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Pen & Sword, 2020. Hardcover. New. 308 pages. 9.00x6.25x1.25 inches.

Pen and Sword Military, 2020-07-27. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good Dust Jacket. 6x1x9. 1st printing of 1st edition, with complete number line. Interior appears free of markings, pages bright and crisp. Binding is tight, sturdy, and square. Unclipped DJ protected in Mylar wraps. Ships same or next business day from Dinkytown in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Pen and Sword Military, 2020-07-28. Hardcover. Used: Good.

Pen & Sword, 2020. Hardcover. New. 308 pages. 9.00x6.25x1.25 inches.

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