BritainS Greatest General
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Köp båda 2 för 424 krWe shouldwelcome a new biography of the man who was so admired by Napoleon andWinston Churchill especially if the biographer is Richard Holmes, whose background is a happy blend of military academia and media friendliness. Professor Holmes tackles his subject at a Light Infantry pace, cracking through a wide-ranging biography with confidence and good humour. Independent on Sunday The appeal of Holmess books is not merely their authority but their style. His lightness of touch makes these 500 pages a joy to read as well as an education. The Times 'OutstandingHolmes has written what must be thefairest biography of Marlborough.' Daily Telegraph
Celebrated military historian and television presenter Richard Holmes is famous for his BBC series Rebels and Redcoats and Wellington. He is the author of the bestselling and widely acclaimed Redcoat and Tommy and a dozen other books, including The Western Front, Dusty Warriors and Sahib. He is general editor of The Definitive Oxford Companion to Military History. He taught military history at Sandhurst for many years and is now Professor at Cranfield University and the Royal Military College of Science. He lives near Winchester in Hampshire.