Book description
In the early years of the nineteenth century, Arthur Wellesley
(elevated to Viscount Wellington in the course of the novel) and
Napoleon Bonaparte are well established as men of military genius.
Wellesley has returned from India, where his skill and bravery made a
remarkable impression on his superiors. He faces trials and tribulations
on the political scene before becoming embroiled militarily in
Copenhagen, then Portugal and finally Spain. Napoleon, established as
Emperor, is cementing his control on Europe, intending finally to crush
his hated foe across the Channel: Great Britain. The time is fast
approaching when Wellington and Napoleon will come face to face in
confrontation - and only one man can emerge victorious... The last
book in the quartet cannot come quickly enough' 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.
