The Grand Old Duke of York: A Life of Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany 1763–1827
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Название: The Grand Old Duke of York: A Life of Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany 1763–1827
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Автор: Derek Winterbottom
Год выпуска: 2016
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 11,7 МБ
ISBN: 235895357746
Язык: Английский
СКАЧАТЬ The Grand Old Duke of York: A Life of Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany 1763–1827 БЕСПЛАТНО EPUB - DOC - DJVU - RTF - PDFОписание: Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany is famous because of the nursery rhyme which ridicules him for poor leadership but, as Derek Winterbottom’s biography shows, he was far from incompetent as a commander.What is more, the famous rhyme does not even hint at his achievements as commander-in-chief of the British army during the Napoleonic Wars. His career as a commander and administrator and his scandalous private life are long overdue for reassessment, and that is what this perceptive and absorbing study provides.
He transformed the British military machine, and the Duke of Wellington admitted that without York’s reforms he would not have had the army that fought so well in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo. York also led a turbulent personal life which was engulfed by scandal when his mistress was accused of using her influence over him to obtain promotion for ambitious officers.