Book description
Europe in the late eighteenth century was a tumultuous place, with war
and rebellions breaking out on many fronts. Young Arthur Wesley (later
Wellington) and Napoleon Bonaparte grow up worlds apart yet immersed
from youth in a culture where a military career is a natural choice for
men of ambition. While Wellington is blooded in Ireland and Flanders,
Napoleon is caught up in the dramas of the French Revolution and war
with Prussia, Britain and Holland. None of this is enough to distract
Wellington from his pursuit of Kitty Pakenham or Napoleon from his
future bride, Josephine, for these men throw themselves into all aspects
of life as enthusiastically as they rush to battle. A wonderful,
multi-layered introduction to an epic series. This is a promising
start to a series that shows great potential' The bestseller The
Gladiator is the ninth novel in Simon Scarrow's Roman series about Macro
and Cato, heroes of the Roman army. Other novels in the series include
the No. 1 bestseller Centurion, as well as Under The Eagle, The Eagle's
Conquest and The Eagle and the Wolves. Simon Scarrow is also the author
of a series of novels about the lives of the Duke of Wellington and
Napoleon Bonaparte. Young Bloods, The Generals and Fire and Sword have
been published to warm acclaim, and the final volume, Fields of Death,
will be published in 2010. To find out more about Simon Scarrow and his
novels, visit www. scarrow. co. uk.
