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General Wolfe

Richard Garrett

出版	Barker, 1975
主題	Biography & Autobiography / GeneralBiography & Autobiography / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional / GeneralBiography & Autobiography / MilitaryHistory / Europe / Great Britain / General
ISBN	02131655389780213165536
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=Y1VnAAAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋

“A large achievement sometimes obscures the person responsible for it. James Wolfe is regarded as the conqueror of Quebec; the man who, in 1759, gave his life for his country on the Heights of Abraham. As such, historians have venerated him, and carved him in the image of a hero. But what was James Wolfe really like? A superman, or a chronically sick eccentric? A solider brimming with self-confidence—or a man who concealed his self-doubts behind a veneer of conceit? Was he, in the final analysis, an efficient instrument of war, or a general who owed his success to the ideas of subordinates he disliked and mistrusted? In General Wolfe, Richard Garrett takes a careful look at the man. The conqueror is there; but so is the unhappy lover; the child of a ruthless and possessive mother; the solider who had more concern than any of his contemporaries for the welfare of his men. this very readable narrative shows fresh light on the mystery of a man who will always be something of an enigma. In an absorbing and sometimes critical study, the hero is stripped of his splendour and the real character is exposed. General Wolfe is the portrait of man and the age in which he lived. It will appeal to anybody who is interested in history, the Army, and—above all—people.”-Publisher.