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Book Description: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2001. Hardcover. Book Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. First Edition. Brand New Book, Hardcover, clean, tight, unmarked, first edition, 6 1/2" x 9 1/2", Purple cloth covers, gold gilt titles on spine, no cover wear, new DJ is not price clipped, colour and b&w illustrations, index, 350 pages. . At breakfast on the morning of the battle of Waterloo, the Emperor Napoleon declared that the Duke of Wellington was a bad general, the British were bad soldiers and that France could not fail to win an easy victory. Forever afterwards historians have accused him of gross overconfidence, and massively underestimating the calibre of the British commander opposed to him. Now the award-winning historian Andrew Roberts presents an original, highly revisionist view of the relationship between the two greatest captains of their age. Napoleon, who was born in the same year as Wellington - 1769 - fought Wellington by proxy in the Peninsula, praising his ruthlessness in private while publicly deriding him as a mere 'sepoy general'. In contrast, Wellington publicly laude. All orders are shipped by Kbooks every business day using USPS Media Mail for American orders and Canada Post for Canada bound orders (from Toronto). Overweight books (>1 kg) dispatched outside North America may require additional shipping charges. Bookseller Inventory # mon0000000411

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Book Description: W&N. Hardcover. Book Condition: Brand New. In Stock. Bookseller Inventory # zk0297646079

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Book Description: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Limited, London, United Kingdom, 2001. Hard Cover. Book Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First Edition. 350 pages colour and b/w photos illustrations. Bookseller Inventory # 309582

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