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Cloth. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Near Fine. First Edition. Hardcover. First Edition. Wellington Commander. The Iron Duke's Generalship. This lavishly illustrated book, written by seven leading military historians, gives comprehensive coverage of the Duke of Wellington's generalship at both the strategic and tactical levels. It ranges from the Indian wars to his greatest triumph, the Battle of Waterloo. It was in this battle that we see the Duke adopting the 'heroic' style of battlefield command - placing himself where the dangers were greatest and, as John Keegan shows us, always resolute and calm when issuing orders. This book is a penetrating and authoritiave study of the Duke's generalship. Illustrated and with a List of Colour Plates and Maps. 200 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. Academic and Scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Educational Reference Literature.).