9.53 x 6.54 inches.  466 pages.

Excellent insights into the decisions that led to victory! Anyone interested in the Napoleonic wars will find this account of the political, financial and economic factors behind the British stubborn resistance to Napoleon enlightening. Common, everyday, history books tell you what happened and what people did. Muir tells why it happened with explanations of why the various political leaders, generals, etc adopted the policies they did. Among other insights, one has a considerably better understanding of political environment for Wellington's Spanish campaign and of the enormous financial problems his campaign created for England.

Yale University Press  ISBN 0-30006-443-8

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