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Wellingtons War (Paperback)

by Julian Rathbone (Author)
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Julian Rathbone has made a selection from Wellington's Peninsular dispatches and letters and added his own dramatic explanatory narrative. In this way he has presented the living history of the successful Peninsular campaign through the words of the man who did more to direct its outcome than any other - Wellington himself.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Very informative intro to the Peninsular War, May 14 2002
By Charles M. Jones "Chuckburger" (Danville, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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Normally I would give this a 3/4 star review, but as the book isn't likely to be reviewed frequently, I'll give it a 5 to balance the other review.
Rathbone has taken Wellington's written commentary on the Peninsular War from letters, dispatches, etc, and woven them into a history of the expulsion of the French from the Iberian Penisula by the British, Portugese, and Spanish. Rathbone is indeed enamored of his subject, but rightly so (I'm sure there is plenty of counterbalancing material out there). The story is told in a clear, illuminating fashion, and is exciting until the end.
I found Wellington as depicted here fascinating in his own words: brilliant, farthinking, strategic, daring, bold. It took a genius to beat the genius of Napoleon.
This may not be the best material for serious students of this time, but as a contextual supplement to the Cornwell Sharpe series, it is perfec
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1.0 out of 5 stars It's not even funny how biased this is, Sep 4 2000
By Amin Ibrahim (Houston, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
The author is completely in love with Wellington. He refers to Napoleon as "the much overrated General Buonaparte." He doesn't have the courtesy to call him by his prefered name. He describes Wellington's dispatches as a joy to read, whereas they are actually very dull. As far as I can tell, he has his facts right, he just presents them in a very one sided and boring way. Overall, if you need something to start a fire with, this is the book for you.
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