The Quarterly Review, Volume 257John Murray, 1931 |
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Page 355
... Charles Oman , K.B.E. In Seven Volumes . Oxford : Clarendon Press , 1902-1930 . 2. The Peninsular Journal of Major - General Sir Benjamin D'Urban . 1808-1817 . Edited by I. J. Rousseau . Longmans , 1930 . 3. The Journal of a Cavalry ...
... Charles Oman , K.B.E. In Seven Volumes . Oxford : Clarendon Press , 1902-1930 . 2. The Peninsular Journal of Major - General Sir Benjamin D'Urban . 1808-1817 . Edited by I. J. Rousseau . Longmans , 1930 . 3. The Journal of a Cavalry ...
Page 357
... Sir Charles has inevitably to stand comparison with some of Napier's finest flights his version does not suffer ; it is all the more effective because there is no straining after effect . Despite the wealth of research and detail in ...
... Sir Charles has inevitably to stand comparison with some of Napier's finest flights his version does not suffer ; it is all the more effective because there is no straining after effect . Despite the wealth of research and detail in ...
Page 359
... Sir Charles Oman has been able to put the French casual- ties at Salamanca at nearly 15,000 , whereas Marmont ... Sir Benjamin D'Urban , for so long Beresford's right - hand man in reorganising and training the Portuguese Army , has ...
... Sir Charles Oman has been able to put the French casual- ties at Salamanca at nearly 15,000 , whereas Marmont ... Sir Benjamin D'Urban , for so long Beresford's right - hand man in reorganising and training the Portuguese Army , has ...
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