Rory Muir is visiting research fellow, University of Adelaide. His previously published books include a highly praised study of Wellington's great triumph at Salamanca and the edited letters of Alexander Gordon, Wellington's confidential aide-de-camp. He lives in Australia.
'Muir's painstaking recital of facts and descriptions of battles will delight military buffs.'-Lawrence James, The Times -- Lawrence James The Times 'The Wellington biography for our time.'-Gary Sheffield, BBC History Magazine -- Gary Sheffield BBC History Magazine "[E]xtensively researched and anchored in fact, [Muir] gives an invaluable picture of the duke in his early years that will be unfamiliar to many who know only of his military exploits. Muir has researched his subject for 30 years and it shows...[The] second volume - to judge by his first - cannot come soon enough..."-Simon Heffer, New Statesman -- Simon Heffer New Statesman "The first major Life of Wellington since Elizabeth Longford's work of 1969-72, Rory Muir's biography is matched by an extensive commentary online (at www.lifeofwellington.co.uk). Muir comes to his task after long research on the wars against Napoleon, from both political and military perspectives...giv[ing] us an exceptional insight into the struggle, the changes that were necessary to sustain British forces, and the impact made by determined and ambitious individuals."-Chris Woolgar, Times Literary Supplement -- Chris Woolgar TLS 'Mr. Muir provides an authoritative view... an important book.'-Max Hastings, The Wall Street Journal -- Max Hastings The Wall Street Journal Won Second place in the 2014 International Napoleonic Society book award -- Book Award International Napoleonic Society
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