Wellington's history of the Peninsular War
Reid, Stuart, 1954-2019
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These lengthy accounts demonstrate Wellington's unmatched appreciation of the nature of the war in Spain and Portugal, and relate to the operations of the French and Spanish forces, as well as the Anglo-Portuguese army under his command. Unlike personal diaries or journals written by individual soldiers, with their inevitably limited knowledge, Wellington was in an unparalleled position to provide a comprehensive overview of the war. Equally, the memoranda were written as the war unfolded, not tainted with the knowledge of hindsight, providing a unique contemporaneous commentary. Brought together by renowned historian Stuart Reid with reports and key despatches from the other years of the campaign, the result is the story of the Peninsular War told through the writings of the man who knew and understood the conflict in Iberia better than any other.
Main title:
Wellington's history of the Peninsular War / Stuart Reid.
Imprint:
Barnsley : Frontline Books, 2019.
Collation:
320 pages ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781526737632 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.274940.274 REI
Language:
English
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BRN:
2834486