Wellington: A New Biography
Author: Longford, Elizabeth; Introduction: Lord Guthrie
Sutton Pocket Biographies; Hardback; Book; Illustrations, Maps
154 pages
Published: September 2001
Sutton Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 0750926945

A short biography of Wellington, the Iron Duke, one of the best known military commanders of British history. Covers Wellington the war-hero, Waterloo, his political career, Wellington the ladies' man, and his marriage to Kitty Pakenham.Wellington (1769-1852), The 'Iron Duke', is probably one of the best known military commanders of British history, but this short biography also reveals the complex workings of this frequently most misunderstood of British heroes.Wellington uncovers the sensitive child of Irish aristocrats pushed into the army, making his name in India before returning to lead the Allied armies to victory in the Peninsular War and at Waterloo.



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