The Resource Wellington's wars : the making of a military genius, Huw J. Davies
Wellington's wars : the making of a military genius, Huw J. Davies
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- Summary
- Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, lives on in popular memory as the "Invincible General," loved by his men, admired by his peers, formidable to his opponents. This incisive book revises such a portrait, offering an accurate--and controversial--new analysis of Wellington's remarkable military career. Unlike his nemesis Napoleon, Wellington was by no means a man of innate military talent, Huw J. Davies argues. Instead, the key to Wellington's military success was an exceptionally keen understanding of the relationship between politics and war. Drawing on extensive primary research, Davies discusses Wellington's military apprenticeship in India, where he learned through mistakes as well as successes how to plan campaigns, organize and use intelligence, and negotiate with allies. In India Wellington encountered the constant political machinations of indigenous powers, and it was there that he apprenticed in the crucial skill of balancing conflicting political priorities. In later campaigns and battles, including the Peninsular War and Waterloo, Wellington's genius for strategy, operations, and tactics emerged. For his success in the art of war, he came to rely on his art as a politician and tactician. This strikingly original book shows how Wellington made even unlikely victories possible--with a well-honed political brilliance that underpinned all of his military achievements
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvi, 303 pages)
- Contents
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- 5. The Search for a Strategy: The Defence of Portugal, 1809-1810
- 6. England's Oldest Ally: The Liberation of Portugal, 1811
- 7. England's Essential Ally: The Invasion of Spain, 1812
- 8. 'I Will Beat Them Out, and with Great Ease': The Liberation of Spain and the Invasion of France, 1813-1814
- 9. Wellington's Waterloo: The Battle for the Balance of Power in Europe, 1814-1815
- Conclusion: From Sepoy General to Military Statesman
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations and Maps
- Preface: A Military Genius?
- 1. An Introduction to War and Politics: Arthur Wellesley in Europe and India, 1794-1799
- 2. Command Apprenticeship: The Campaign Against Dhoondiah Vagh, 1800
- 3. Learning the Wrong Lessons: War with the Marathas, 1801-1803
- 4. From India to the Peninsula: 1804-1808
- Isbn
- 9780300165401
- Label
- Wellington's wars : the making of a military genius
- Title
- Wellington's wars
- Title remainder
- the making of a military genius
- Statement of responsibility
- Huw J. Davies
- Subject
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- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Military
- Biography
- Command of troops
- Electronic books
- Generals
- Generals -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Great Britain
- Great Britain -- History, Military -- 1789-1820
- 1789-1820
- Military history
- Prime ministers
- Prime ministers -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852
- Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852 -- Military leadership
- HISTORY -- Europe | Great Britain
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, lives on in popular memory as the "Invincible General," loved by his men, admired by his peers, formidable to his opponents. This incisive book revises such a portrait, offering an accurate--and controversial--new analysis of Wellington's remarkable military career. Unlike his nemesis Napoleon, Wellington was by no means a man of innate military talent, Huw J. Davies argues. Instead, the key to Wellington's military success was an exceptionally keen understanding of the relationship between politics and war. Drawing on extensive primary research, Davies discusses Wellington's military apprenticeship in India, where he learned through mistakes as well as successes how to plan campaigns, organize and use intelligence, and negotiate with allies. In India Wellington encountered the constant political machinations of indigenous powers, and it was there that he apprenticed in the crucial skill of balancing conflicting political priorities. In later campaigns and battles, including the Peninsular War and Waterloo, Wellington's genius for strategy, operations, and tactics emerged. For his success in the art of war, he came to rely on his art as a politician and tactician. This strikingly original book shows how Wellington made even unlikely victories possible--with a well-honed political brilliance that underpinned all of his military achievements
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1981-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Davies, Huw J.
- Illustrations
- maps
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Wellington, Arthur Wellesley
- Wellington, Arthur Wellesley
- Great Britain
- Generals
- Prime ministers
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
- HISTORY
- Generals
- Command of troops
- Prime ministers
- Great Britain
- Label
- Wellington's wars : the making of a military genius, Huw J. Davies
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
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- txt
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- Contents
-
- 5. The Search for a Strategy: The Defence of Portugal, 1809-1810
- 6. England's Oldest Ally: The Liberation of Portugal, 1811
- 7. England's Essential Ally: The Invasion of Spain, 1812
- 8. 'I Will Beat Them Out, and with Great Ease': The Liberation of Spain and the Invasion of France, 1813-1814
- 9. Wellington's Waterloo: The Battle for the Balance of Power in Europe, 1814-1815
- Conclusion: From Sepoy General to Military Statesman
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations and Maps
- Preface: A Military Genius?
- 1. An Introduction to War and Politics: Arthur Wellesley in Europe and India, 1794-1799
- 2. Command Apprenticeship: The Campaign Against Dhoondiah Vagh, 1800
- 3. Learning the Wrong Lessons: War with the Marathas, 1801-1803
- 4. From India to the Peninsula: 1804-1808
- Control code
- ocn801411260
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvi, 303 pages)
- File format
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- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780300165401
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- unknown
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- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other physical details
- maps
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
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- 369109
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- not applicable
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- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)801411260
- Label
- Wellington's wars : the making of a military genius, Huw J. Davies
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- 5. The Search for a Strategy: The Defence of Portugal, 1809-1810
- 6. England's Oldest Ally: The Liberation of Portugal, 1811
- 7. England's Essential Ally: The Invasion of Spain, 1812
- 8. 'I Will Beat Them Out, and with Great Ease': The Liberation of Spain and the Invasion of France, 1813-1814
- 9. Wellington's Waterloo: The Battle for the Balance of Power in Europe, 1814-1815
- Conclusion: From Sepoy General to Military Statesman
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Illustrations and Maps
- Preface: A Military Genius?
- 1. An Introduction to War and Politics: Arthur Wellesley in Europe and India, 1794-1799
- 2. Command Apprenticeship: The Campaign Against Dhoondiah Vagh, 1800
- 3. Learning the Wrong Lessons: War with the Marathas, 1801-1803
- 4. From India to the Peninsula: 1804-1808
- Control code
- ocn801411260
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xvi, 303 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780300165401
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- Other physical details
- maps
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
-
- 369109
- 22573/ctt5q7vjf
- 2e9df21e-b54a-4736-9653-b52475bcec13
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)801411260
Subject
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Military
- Biography
- Command of troops
- Electronic books
- Generals
- Generals -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Great Britain
- Great Britain -- History, Military -- 1789-1820
- 1789-1820
- Military history
- Prime ministers
- Prime ministers -- Great Britain -- Biography
- Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852
- Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, Duke of, 1769-1852 -- Military leadership
- HISTORY -- Europe | Great Britain
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