Wellington's war, or, 'Atty, the long-nosed bugger that licks the French' (unknown Irish soldier)

"This is the story of the astonishing Peninsular War campaign told by the one man who did more to direct its outcome than any other -- Wellington himself ... Julian Rathbone has made a selection from Wellington's war dispatches and letters and, using the skills of an accomplished thriller writer, added his own dramatic, explanatory narrative"--Page 4 of cover.