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Synopsis
The Duke of Wellington was not just Britain's greatest soldier, although his seismic struggles as leader of the Allied forces against Napoleon in the Peninsular War deservedly became the stuff of British national legend. Wellington was much more: a man of vision beyond purely military matters, a politically astute thinker, and a canny diplomat as well as lover, husband, and friend. Rory Muir's masterful new biography, the first of a two-volume set, is the fruit of a lifetime's research and discovery into Wellington and his times. The author brings Wellington into much sharper focus than ever before, addressing his masterstrokes and mistakes in equal measure. Muir looks at all aspects of Wellington's career, from his unpromising youth through his remarkable successes in India and his role as junior minister in charge of Ireland, to his controversial military campaigns. With dramatic descriptions of major battles and how they might have turned out differently, the author underscores the magnitude of Wellington's achievements. The biography is the first to address the major significance of Wellington's political connections and shrewdness, and to set his career within the wider history of British politics and the war against Napoleon. The volume also revises Wellington's reputation for being cold and aloof, showing instead a man of far more complex and interesting character.
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About the Author
Rory Muir is visiting research fellow, University of Adelaide. His previously published books include a highly praised study of Wellington's great triumph at Salamanca and the edited letters of Alexander Gordon, Wellington's confidential aide-de-camp. He lives in Australia.
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Hardback with Dust Jacket. 1213. The Duke of Wellington was Britain's greatest soldier, whose victories turned the tide of Napoleon's conquests and played a crucial role in his downfall. Wellington went on to be a major figure in British politics, twice serving as Prime Minister. Often the centre of controversy, he was at times feted and celebrated as a national hero, at others reviled in the press and abused in the streets. He was a far more complicated man than the paragon of virtue celebrated by Victorian biographers. Rory Muir's masterly new biography, the first of a two volume set, is the result of thirty years research into the Duke of Wellington and his times. The author brings Wellington into much sharper focus than ever before, critically examining every aspect of his life from his unhappy childhood, his baptism into British and Irish politics and his remarkable successes in India, to the setbacks and triumphs of the Peninsular War. This is the first biography to address the significance of Wellington's political connections and the way they both helped and hindered his campaigns. The work also gives fresh insight into Wellington's character: his many strengths and the flaws that together made him a complex and interesting man as well as a great soldier. 2013, First edition, first printing. A fine, unmarked and unread copy in a fine, unclipped d/w that is now in a protective cover. Scans available if required. Seller Inventory # 26067535
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2015. First edition. First printing, with full number line including the 1. Hardcover. Blue cloth with gilt spine lettering, red endpapers. Fine in a fine dust jacket. Comes with archival-quality mylar dust jacket protector. A tight, clean copy. Thick octavo, xiv + 2 + 713 pages, with 43 illustrations and 4 maps. The second and concluding volume of Rory Muir's definitive biography of the Duke of Wellington, covering his career from the aftermath of Waterloo through his political life as prime minister and later senior cabinet member. Muir reassesses Wellington's role as a statesman and private individual, emphasizing his efforts to maintain European peace and avoid domestic unrest, including the push for Catholic emancipation. Muir is a leading authority on the Duke of Wellington. The first volume is titled: "Wellington: The Path to Victory, 17691814" (Yale, 2013). Together, the two volumes are considered the most comprehensive modern biography of Wellington, praised for their archival depth and narrative clarity. Muir, an Australian historian, is also the author of "Tactics and the Experience of Battle in the Age of Napoleon" (Yale, 1998), which helped establish his reputation as a meticulous scholar of Napoleonic warfare. Seller Inventory # TALE-Muir