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Wellington: The Iron Duke (Text Only) by Richard Holmes, Richard Holmes is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Wellington: The Iron Duke (Text Only) about?
In this compelling book, Richard Holmes tells the exhilarating story of the Duke of Wellington, Britain's greatest ever soldier. Seeing Wellington as a remarkable figure, Holmes follows his career from the ruins of his family seat in Ireland to the plains of India where Wellesley first gained his reputation as a brilliant commander, to the horrors of the Peninsular War and Waterloo. Combining his astute historical analysis with semi-biographical examination, Holmes artfully illustrates the rapid evolution in military and political thinking of the time.
Who reads Wellington: The Iron Duke (Text Only)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Richard Holmes, Richard Holmes
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers Limited
- Published
- 2003
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780007137480
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Memoir, Fiction, History
- Rating
- 3.85 / 5 (286 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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