{"product_id":"9781783378678","title":"Wellington's Voice: The Candid Letters of Lieutenant Colonel John Fremantle, Coldstream Guards, 1808-1821","description":"John Fremantle was on Wellington's personal staff through the later years of the Peninsular War and Waterloo campaigns.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe had a uniquely privileged view of the general and tells of his exploits – good and bad. The letters were written to his uncle, who was effectively his guardian, an army man and no shrinking violet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFremantle deals with military matters in detail and gives a great insight into Wellington's honest views of matters – not the sanitized diplomatic versions Wellington allowed to be published in later life. He also talks a great deal about the personalities in ‘Wellington's family' and the 'Great Man', giving very honest, forthright views of their strengths and failings and brings many little-known incidents to light.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn exposé of what life was like working with Wellington and an honest portrait of the man warts and all – this is a truly remarkable find and will certainly cause debate in the Napoleonic community.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pen and Sword","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47165600727280,"sku":"9781783378678","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781783378678_p0.jpg?v=1763723321","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781783378678","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}