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Bezig met laden... The Great Duke (1971)door Arthur Bryant
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. This is a good basic biography for those not having the patience for picking the relevant details out of Elizabeth Longworth's two volume opus. Bryant is a clear writer and kept in mind his duty to the readers of Oman's history of the Peninsular conflict. This is superior to the works by Weller or Cornwell. ( ) I found on the internet the following quote: "Wellington and English writers played down the role of any troops except their own. The Dutch and Germans [ I could add: Spanish or Portuguese] and their commanders are conveniently forgotten except, of course, where blame is imparted. The modern English accounts tend to be shallow and superficial works that repeat selected myths without bothering to refer to other accounts." This book is a typical example of that: arrogant, biased, one-sided: the worst of English history traditions. And beside this, the book is not very readable: sentences that run 13 (thirteen) printed lines! To be avoided, it does injustice to Arthur Wellesley. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
"Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS (1 May 1769[1]? 14 September 1852), was a British soldier and statesman, a native of Ireland from the Anglo-Irish Ascendancy, and one of the leading military and political figures of the 19th century. He is often referred to as the "Duke of Wellington", even after his death, even though there have been subsequent Dukes of Wellington."--Wikipedia. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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