Napoleon and Wellington - Softcover

The book is thoroughly enjoyable, beautifully written and meticulously researched (Jason Bourke OBSERVER)

It is one of Andrew Roberts's merits that, as well as being intelligent, hard-working and opinionated, he gets great fun out of his writing. His books are consequently not only genuinely important but also a pleasure to read (Philip Ziegler DAILY TELEGRAPH)

This is narrative history, readable, well-researched and lively as dry champagne (Jane Ridley SPECTATOR)

Andrew Roberts, the political biographer whose life of Lord Salisbury won him the Wolfson Prize for 1999, now brings the same qualities of insight and judgment to the field of military history (Correlli Barnett SUNDAY TELEGRAPH)

He writes so well that his new book will find a ready audience among admirers of both his protagonists (Max Hastings EVENING STANDARD)

Andrew Roberts' excellent book strips away the clichéd public statements and looks at the real relationship between the two greatest commanders of their age. It is a fascinating tale. The core of this splendid and thoughtful book is ultimately his judgement on the two men and their record (David Chandler RUSI JOURNAL)

Andrew Roberts has entered the lists of Napoleonic historians, tilted at champions and sent many away with bruised and broken bones. Some of them may never recover (Allan Mallinson THE TIMES)

A must-have for anyone interested in Napoleonic history, Napoleon and Wellington is an easy read, containing a wealth of information. Highly recommended, this work is destined to become a classic (NAPOLEONIC ALLIANCE GAZETTE)

Roberts sets out to explore each man's contrasting qualities and their opinion of each other. In the process he has uncovered a number of corporeal connections: some enchanting, some mysterious, and others unsavoury (Roger Hutchinson THE SCOTSMAN)

Roberts does his best throughout this thoughtful and absorbing book to hold the balance between his protagonists both as soldiers and men (TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT)