Wellington's Army 1809-1814 (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

by Charles Oman

Overview

Published in 1912, this indispensable history of the British field army in the Iberian Peninsula under the legendary command of Wellington is filled with tactical insights and fascinating period details. Interesting aspects of day-to-day life and the mental states of the soldiers are enhanced by writings from the actual soldiers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781411464391
Publisher:	Union Square & Co.
Publication date:	12/19/2011
Series:	Barnes & Noble Digital Library
Sold by:	Hachette Digital, Inc.
Format:	eBook
Pages:	428
File size:	661 KB
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

Sir Charles William Chadwick Oman (1860-1946) was a British military historian.  His meticulously researched histories are invested with a lively human sympathy which engenders a novelistic feel.  Among his chief works are The Art of War in the Middle Ages (1885) and History of the Peninsular War (1902-03).  He was knighted in 1920.   

Sir Charles William Chadwick Oman (1860-1946) was a British military historian.  His meticulously researched histories are invested with a lively human sympathy which engenders a novelistic feel.  Among his chief works are The Art of War in the Middle Ages (1885) and History of the Peninsular War (1902-03).  He was knighted in 1920.