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Sir John Moore: The Making of a Controversial Hero
Janet Macdonald
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Description for Sir John Moore: The Making of a Controversial Hero
Hardback. Full-length biography of one of the most remarkable British soldiers of the Napoleonic era Num Pages: 276 pages, 20 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JH; BGH; HBJD1; HBWH; JWD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 168 x 241 x 32. Weight in Grams: 632.
Sir John Moore is perhaps the second most famous British soldier of the Napoleonic Wars after the Duke of Wellington, yet his remarkable career has been neglected in comparison to his celebrated contemporary. His death in battle at Corunna overshadows the wide range of his earlier campaigns and his achievements as an innovative soldier. Janet Macdonald's fluently written and insightful biography focuses on the development of his character as well as his career as a commander. From it emerges a many-sided portrait of a fascinating man and an outstanding soldier, a key figure in the history of the British ... Read more
Sir John Moore is perhaps the second most famous British soldier of the Napoleonic Wars after the Duke of Wellington, yet his remarkable career has been neglected in comparison to his celebrated contemporary. His death in battle at Corunna overshadows the wide range of his earlier campaigns and his achievements as an innovative soldier. Janet Macdonald's fluently written and insightful biography focuses on the development of his character as well as his career as a commander. From it emerges a many-sided portrait of a fascinating man and an outstanding soldier, a key figure in the history of the British ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
631g
Number of Pages
276
Place of Publication
South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473833944
SKU
V9781473833944
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About Janet Macdonald
Janet Macdonald has published books on numerous subjects. Her first book on naval history was Feeding Nelson's Navy: The True Story of Food at Sea in the Georgian Era; her second, the British Navy's Victualling Board, 1793-1815: Management Competence and Incompetence. She took her MA in Maritime History at The Greenwich Maritime Institute, London, and her PhD at ... Read more
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