SIMON SCARROW - Young Bloods. Revolution 1769-1795

London England, Headline Review, 2007. 1st Paperback Printing, Binding: Soft Cover, Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 9780755324347 Paperback Paperback. Wellington and Napoleon. Two soldiers. One destiny. Very slight crease to corner back cover. Arthur Wesley was born and bred to be a leader. With a firm belief that the nation must be led by a king, red-coated British officer Arthur throws himself into serving his country and heads for battle against the French Republic to restore the fallen monarchy. Napoleon Bonaparte joins the French military on the eve of the Revolution. Shunned as an outsider for his Corsican heritage, he believes leadership is won by merit, not by noble birth. When anarchy explodes in Paris, the young artillery officer is thrust to the forefront of a revolutionay army poised to march against Britain. 597 pp.