Wellington's Career - A Military And Political Summary

NUMEROUS excellent works descriptive of Wellington's military exploits have been given to the public, and the inquirer who seeks information on any particular phase of his career need be at no loss for ample materials on which to ground an opinion. But it is scarcely possible that works which afford these necessary and invaluable details should also present to the reader's clear outline of the subject in all its Unity and simplicity. Lost in the mazes of the scene of campaign or the theatre...