Wellington in India (Napoleonic library) Book

49 photographs 11 maps 5 x 8 * The most accessible account of this colorful episode * A superb example of Jac Weller's inimitable style * Details the campaign which brought Wellington to prominence The entire account of Wellington's 1797-1805 campaign, the fraught apprenticeship of the young British general, and the dramatic story of British attempts to overawe the Mahrattas and defeat the infamous Tipoo Sultan. Jac Weller gives a complete account of the British and their opponents' forces, Wellington's tactics and the lessons he learned in the harsh conditions. In addition, Weller relates with superb clarity Wellington's many battles and sieges and shows that the seeds of future success were sown on the plains of India. Jac Weller was a distinguished military historian, and an expert on weaponry. Wellington in India is part of his famous trilogy on the Duke, together with Wellington in the Peninsula (1-85367-381-1) and Wellington at Waterloo (1-85367-339-0).Read More