عنوان
پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
DA68.12.W4 S48 2007
DA68
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12
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W4
S48
2007
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
(Number (ISBN
0806138106
(Number (ISBN
9780806138107
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
b763563
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Architects of empire :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
the Duke of Wellington and his brothers /
First Statement of Responsibility
John Severn.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Norman :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
University of Oklahoma Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
©2007.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xiii, 602 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations, maps, portraits ;
Dimensions
25 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 577-587) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
The Wellesleys of County Meath -- Richard takes charge -- The India adventure begins -- Tiger hunt -- Arthur : from Mysore to the Maratha War -- Henry steps forward -- End of the first act : the Maratha War -- Entr'acte I -- Toil and trouble -- The Wellesleys in Spain : the first phase -- The Wellesleys at war -- Reversal of fortunes -- Waterloo -- Entr'acte II -- Encore for the Wellesleys -- Irreconcilable differences -- View from across the aisle -- The final years.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
A soldier and statesman for the ages, the Duke of Wellington is a towering figure in world history. John Severn now offers a fresh look at the man born Arthur Wellesley to show that his career was very much a family affair, a lifelong series of interactions with his brothers and their common Anglo-Irish heritage. The untold story of a great family drama, Architects of Empire paints a new picture of the era through the collective biography of Wellesley and his siblings. Severn takes readers from the British Raj in India to the battlefields of the Napoleonic Wars to the halls of Parliament as he traces the rise of the five brothers from obscurity to prominence. Severn covers both the imperial Indian period before 1800 and the domestic political period after 1820, describing the wide range of experiences Arthur and his brothers lived through. Architects of Empire brings together in a single volume a grand story that before now was discernible only through political or military analysis. Weaving the personal history of the brothers into a captivating narrative, it tells of sibling rivalry among men who were by turns generous and supportive, then insensitive and cruel. - Publisher.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Architects of empire.
PARALLEL TITLE PROPER
Parallel Title
Duke of Wellington and his brothers
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Wellesley family.
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley,1769-1852-- Family.
Wellesley family.
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley of, 1769-1852
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley of.
Wellington, Arthur Wellesley,1769-1852.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Gentry-- Ireland, Biography.
Politicians-- Great Britain, Biography.
Familie
Families.
Gentry.
Politicians.
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Great Britain, History, 18th century.
Great Britain, History, 19th century.
Great Britain.
Ireland.
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DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
941
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07/0922
Edition
22
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
DA68
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12
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W4
Book number
S48
2007
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Severn, John Kenneth,1948-
ORIGINATING SOURCE
Date of Transaction
20201204230229.0
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Electronic name
مطالعه متن کتاب [Book]
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