Wellington's Voice: The Candid Letters of Lieutenant Colonel John Fremantle, Coldstream Guards, 1808-1821 Tapa dura - 2012

Paperback. Very Good.

Barnsley: Frontline Books, 2012. John Fremantle was on Wellington's personal staff through the later years of the Peninsular War and Waterloo campaigns. He had a uniquely privileged view of the general and tells of his exploits good and bad. The letters were written to his uncle, who was effectively his guardian, an army man and no shrinking violet. Fremantle deals with military matters in detail and gives a great insight into Wellington's honest views of matters not the sanitised diplomatic versions Wellington allowed to be published in later life. He also talks a great deal about the personalities in Wellington's family' and the 'Great Man', giving very honest, forthright views of their strengths and failings and brings many little-known incidents to light. An exposé of what life was like working with Wellington and an honest portrait of the man warts and all this is a truly remarkable find and will certainly cause debate in the Napoleonic community.. Hard Cover.… Leer más

Frontline Books. New in New dust jacket. 2012. Hardcover. New hardback copies at a reduced price; published £25.00.; Fremantle served as aide-de-camp to the Duke of Wellington during the Peninsular War and the Waterloo Campaign. Illustrated. ; 335 pages .

Barnsley: Frontline Books. 335pp., b/w & col. plates. Foreword by Charles Fremantle. Excellent condition. Overseas orders may require additional postage. . As New. Hardcover. 2012.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.