Maxwell’s narrative opens in India with the storming of Seringapatam and Wellesley’s victory at Assaye, moves through Egypt, Maida and the Cape, and then settles into the Peninsula: Roliça and Vimeiro, Moore’s retreat, the passage of the Douro, Talavera and the long advance into France. Battles are told with dash, anecdote and the occasional military observation.
A colourful popular history of the British army’s great run of victories, written while many of its veterans were still alive. Download the free EPUB.