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Intelligence was just as important in the Napoleonic Wars as it is today. Then there was only one way of obtaining it by spies and informers. The Author uses first hand accounts of three of Wellingtons most daring and successful Intelligence Officers. The three men, all of Scottish descent, were very different in character. One was killed in action and another taken prisoner and after narrowly avoiding summary execution made a dramatic escape. There is a romantic angle too. Their stories skilfully interwoven against the backdrop of the brutal Peninsula War where atrocities were common place. This book gives a fresh insight into Wellingtons remarkable triumph over Napoleons armies. AUTHOR: Mary McGrigor is a highly experienced author and historian. Defiant and Dismasted at Trafalgar was published by Pen and Sword in 2004. Her other books include Argyll Land of Blood and Beauty and The Scalpel and The Sword. 16 b/w illustrations

Product code: 9781526766960

ISBN 9781526766960
Dimensions (HxWxD in mm) H234xW156
No. Of Pages 288
Publisher Pen & Sword Books Ltd
On Sale Date 27/11/2019
Dramatic new angle on the bitterly fought Peninsula War.