The reputation of Pitt the Younger’s elder brother has long been blighted by his disastrous command of the 1809 Walcheren expedition. From a range of manuscript sources, this biography retrieves the family life and 20-year career of a complex and conflicted statesman who held several major cabinet posts, but whose ascendancy was hampered by political rivalries, personal insecurity and private tragedy.
https://www.psbooks.co.uk/late-lord515792The Late Lordhttps://www.psbooks.co.uk/media/catalog/product/5/1/515792_64c6be9d72c353f4dec34ec9fc4c15f9.jpg3.997.99GBPInStock/History/Non-Fiction/Highlights/Sale/Sale/History Sale/Non-Fiction/Categories/Biography & Memoirs/History/Categories/Modern History/Non-Fiction/Categories/Biography & Memoirs/Biographies/Non-Fiction/Categories/Biography & Memoirs/Biographies/Historical BiographiesThe reputation of Pitt the Younger’s elder brother has long been blighted by his disastrous command of the 1809 Walcheren expedition. From a range of manuscript sources, this biography retrieves the family life and 20-year career of a complex and conflicted statesman who held several major cabinet posts, but whose ascendancy was hampered by political rivalries, personal insecurity and private tragedy.Hardback00add-to-cartrrp_info:£19.99productId:59428bic_code:BG, HBJD1, HBLL, JPBG, HBJD1, HBLL, JP£19.99Jacqueline ReiterGeneral233x156mmPen & SwordNoHardbackGeneralBritish & IrishPolitics
