Wellington, the years of the sword /
Longford, Elizabeth, 1906-2002.
Wellington, the years of the sword / Elizabeth Longford. - New York : Harper & Row, c1969. - xxiii, 548 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Retained for life -- Odd man out -- Food for powder -- Ascendancy in the East -- Tigers of Mysore -- That is all India -- My dearest kitty -- The gilt potato -- My die is cast - Cintra and Charybdis -- The hideous Leopard -- Retreat to Portugal -- They shall not pass -- The keys of Spain -- Grandeur and misery -- Vitoria -- Champagne and coffee -- See the conquering hero -- The grand disturber -- Where is nosey? -- Humbugged, by God! -- Quatre bras: The knotted rope -- Waterloo: the finger of providence.
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852.
Wellington, the years of the sword / Elizabeth Longford. - New York : Harper & Row, c1969. - xxiii, 548 p., [24] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Retained for life -- Odd man out -- Food for powder -- Ascendancy in the East -- Tigers of Mysore -- That is all India -- My dearest kitty -- The gilt potato -- My die is cast - Cintra and Charybdis -- The hideous Leopard -- Retreat to Portugal -- They shall not pass -- The keys of Spain -- Grandeur and misery -- Vitoria -- Champagne and coffee -- See the conquering hero -- The grand disturber -- Where is nosey? -- Humbugged, by God! -- Quatre bras: The knotted rope -- Waterloo: the finger of providence.
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852.