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Moore of Corunna

Roger Parkinson

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Description:Of all British generals who claim the admiration of future generations, Sir John Moore perhaps most truly embodies the ideal of the perfect leader. His courage, tactical brilliance, decisiveness, incorruptibility, and gift for firing the spirits of his men in battle were combined with a conscientious regard for the authority of his government at home -- even when its dictates were at odds with his own sense of military realities. Roger Parkinson portrays, with a vitality that matches his subject, Moore's extraordinary career: from the first taste of action against the rebel in America to his early personal triumphs against the French in Corsica, Holland and Egypt. Then came the clouds of controversy; Moore's involvement in uneasy and dangerous relationships with local authorities in Corsica, Sicily and Sweden brought criticism as well as fame, and foreshadowed the tragic role he would play in the Peninsular War. The desperate retreat to Corunna and the last heroic stand against Napoleon's armies are movingly and dramatically told. Dominating the tumult of events and intrigues is the character of a man in whom 'exertions amongst dangers and difficulties is preferred to idleness', whose private feelings were subordinated to loyalty to his country and the passionate love of his profession; a restrained eighteenth century gentleman who gave a captured French commander his own sword to make him feel more comfortable, and who continued to ask as the last life ebbed from his body, 'Are the French beaten?' -- Dust jacket.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Moore of Corunna. To get started finding Moore of Corunna, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 490

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Grafton Books

Release: 1976

ISBN: OloDAAAAMAAJ

Description: Of all British generals who claim the admiration of future generations, Sir John Moore perhaps most truly embodies the ideal of the perfect leader. His courage, tactical brilliance, decisiveness, incorruptibility, and gift for firing the spirits of his men in battle were combined with a conscientious regard for the authority of his government at home -- even when its dictates were at odds with his own sense of military realities. Roger Parkinson portrays, with a vitality that matches his subject, Moore's extraordinary career: from the first taste of action against the rebel in America to his early personal triumphs against the French in Corsica, Holland and Egypt. Then came the clouds of controversy; Moore's involvement in uneasy and dangerous relationships with local authorities in Corsica, Sicily and Sweden brought criticism as well as fame, and foreshadowed the tragic role he would play in the Peninsular War. The desperate retreat to Corunna and the last heroic stand against Napoleon's armies are movingly and dramatically told. Dominating the tumult of events and intrigues is the character of a man in whom 'exertions amongst dangers and difficulties is preferred to idleness', whose private feelings were subordinated to loyalty to his country and the passionate love of his profession; a restrained eighteenth century gentleman who gave a captured French commander his own sword to make him feel more comfortable, and who continued to ask as the last life ebbed from his body, 'Are the French beaten?' -- Dust jacket.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Moore of Corunna. To get started finding Moore of Corunna, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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