Wellington's Spies

by Mary McGrigor

Book Overview

Intelligence was just as important in the Napoleonic Wars as it is today. Then there was only one way of obtaining it by spies and informers. The author uses first hand accounts of three of Wellington's most daring and successful Intelligence Officers. The three men, all of Scottish descent, were very different in character. One was killed in action and another taken prisoner and after narrowly avoiding summary execution made a dramatic escape. There...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526766965
• ISBN13: 9781526766960
• Release Date: April 2020
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"