Michael Glover (1922–1990) served in the British army during the
Second World War
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, after which he joined the
British Council
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and became a professional author. He has written many articles and books on Napoleonic and Victorian warfare.
Published works
Glover has written the following published works:
* ''Britannia Sickens: Sir Arthur Wellesley and the Convention of Cintra'', London: Leo Cooper, 1970.
* ''Legacy of Glory. The Bonaparte Kingdom of Spain, 1808-1813'', London: Leo Cooper, 1972.
* ''Wellington as Military Commander'', London:
Sphere Books
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In 19 ...
, 1973.
* ''The Peninsular War, 1807-1814: A Concise Military History'', London:
David & Charles
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; Hamden, Conn.: Archon Books, 1974.
* ''Rorke's Drift: A Victorian Epic'', London: Cooper, 1975.
* ''
General Burgoyne
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in Canada and America: Scapegoat for a System'', London: Gordon & Cremonesi;
ew York: Atheneum Publishers 1976.
* ''A Very Slippery Fellow: The Life of
Sir Robert Wilson 1777-1849'', Oxford: OUP, 1978.
* ''The Napoleonic Wars: An Illustrated History, 1792-1815'', London:
Batsford, 1979.
* ''Warfare in the Age of Bonaparte'', London: Cassell, c. 1980.
* ''The Fight for the Channel Ports: Calais to Brest 1940: A Study in Confusion'', London: Leo Cooper, 1985.
Glover contributed additional text to the following published work:
* Pericoli, Ugo, ''1815 - The Armies at Waterloo'', additional text by Michael Glover; translations from the Italian by A. S. W. Winkworth; introduction by
Elizabeth Longford
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, London: Seeley, 1973.
References
British military historians
1922 births
1990 deaths
Place of death missing
20th-century British historians
British Army personnel of World War II
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