Young Bloods: Wellington and Napoleon, Book 1

Simon Scarrow & Jonathan Keeble & Headline

Book 1 of The Wellington and Napoleon Quartet

Language: English

Publisher: Hachette Group

Published: Jan 11, 2007

Description:

Arthur Wesley (the future Duke of Wellington) was born and bred to be a leader. With a firm belief that the nation must be led by a king, the red-coated British officer heads for battle against the French Republic, to restore the fallen monarchy.

Napoleon Bonaparte joins the French military on the eve of the Revolution. He believes leadership is won by merit, not by noble birth. When anarchy explodes in Paris, he's thrust into the revolutionary army poised to march against Britain.

As two mighty empires embark on a bloody duel, Wesley and Bonaparte prepare to face a sworn enemy, unaware that the fate of Europe will one day lie in their hands....