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100 1 $aWellington, Arthur Wellesley,$cDuke of,$d1769-1852.
245 10 $aWellington's war, or, 'Atty, the long-nosed bugger that licks the French' (unknown Irish soldier) :$bpeninsular dispatches /$cpresented by Julian Rathbone ; foreword by Field Marshal Lord Carver.
246 30 $aWellington's war
246 30 $aAtty, the long-nosed bugger that licks the French
250 $aPbk. ed.
260 $aLondon :$bM. Joseph,$c1994.
300 $axii, 340 pages :$billustrations, maps ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages x-xii).
505 0 $a1808. Prelude -- The landing -- The march -- The battle -- The aftermath -- Our hero -- 1809. Oporto -- Hiatus -- Talavera -- On the Guardiana -- 1810. The making of the lines -- The French move -- The fortresses fall -- Busaco -- Torres Vedras -- 1811. Slack water -- The pursuit -- Sabugal -- Fuentes de O?oro -- Albuera -- The turning point -- 1812 (August 1811 [to] July 1812). A bustle -- Freneda -- Ciudad Rodrigo -- Badajoz -- Two bridges -- The Salamanca campaign -- The master -- 1812 (August-November). Madrid -- Burgos -- Retreat -- 1813 (November 1812 [to] June 1813). Interlude -- Cadiz -- Farewell to Portugal -- In fortune's way -- Vitoria -- 1813 (22 June [to] 1 November). The party and after -- Apotheosis of our hero -- Sorauren -- San Sebastian -- Jusqu'aux Genoux dans la Neige.
520 $a"This is the story of the astonishing Peninsular War campaign told by the one man who did more to direct its outcome than any other -- Wellington himself ... Julian Rathbone has made a selection from Wellington's war dispatches and letters and, using the skills of an accomplished thriller writer, added his own dramatic, explanatory narrative"--Page 4 of cover.
600 10 $aWellington, Arthur Wellesley,$cDuke of,$d1769-1852$vCorrespondence.
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650 0 $aPeninsular War, 1807-1814.
650 0 $aPeninsular War, 1807-1814$vPersonal narratives, British.
647 7 $aPeninsular War$d(1807-1814)$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01056924
648 7 $a1807-1814$2fast
655 7 $aPersonal narratives$vBritish.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01424087
655 7 $aPersonal correspondence.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01919948
655 4 $aCorrespondence.
655 4 $aPersonal narratives, British.
700 1 $aRathbone, Julian,$d1935-2008.
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