With richard holmes, martin wimbush, damian brooke, leo mansell. Wellington the iron duke richard holmes 00077486 for. Duke of wellington documentary biography of the life of arthur wellesley duke of wellington 12 duration. Arthur wellesley was seen as an awkward child by his mother the countess of mornington. Richard holmes tv series to accompany the iron duke will be lavishly constructed in four parts, and filmed on location in britain, india, spain, portugal, france and belgium. Arthur wellesley, 1st duke of wellington wikipedia. A personal portrait of the victor of waterloo, drawing on his own vast correspondence and. As richard holmes charts his progress from a shy, indolent boy to commanderinchief of the allied forces, he also exposes the iron duke as a philanderer, and a man who sometimes despised the men that he led. This tour of the private writings of the great general. The iron duke is epub a beautifully produced book, complete with stunning illustrations and colour plates. Although waterloo is the battle most associated with wellington, his career was much wider. Hitler vs stalin ww2 leaders documentary timeline duration. He won a notable victory against napoleon at the battle of waterloo in 1815 wellesley was born in dublin into the protestant.
Read the iron duke online, read in mobile or kindle. The wellington monument was erected to celebrate his battle of waterloo victory, its foundation stone being laid in 1817, on land owned by the iron duke. She declared, i vow to god i dont know what i shall do with my awkward son arthur. Arthur wellesley, first duke of wellington, who took his title from the town, is commemorated on the blackdown hills obelisk, overlooking the town. The duke of wellington, perhaps britains greatest military hero, was in his mothers eyes, a disaster. In just 300 pages, holmes presents a balanced, even nuanced view of a man who was both the quintessential military professional and a complex human being. Download the iron duke ebook free in pdf and epub format. Filled with memorabilia of the great duke and his adversary, napoleon, an exhibition includes the 1st duke s 18ton funeral carriage. Arthur wellesley, first duke of wellington 17691852, was one of the greatest military commanders in history and is best known as the successful opponent of napoleon bonaparte, arguably the leading general of all time, at waterloo. The iron duke jdw, wellington updated 2020 restaurant. Town hall buildings, fore street wellington ta21 8ls. Wellington is a brilliant figure, idealistic in politics, cynical in love, a wit, a beau, a man of enormous courage often sickened by war. Richard holmess wellington the iron duke is a wellwritten survey of the active life of the first duke of wellington.
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