Voices from the Peninsula
Fletcher, Ian, 1957-2016
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The Peninsular War was one of the most successful campaigns ever fought by the British Army. Between 1808, when British troops landed in Portugal, and 1814, when Wellington's Army advanced into the south of France, British soldiers were involved in countless battles and sieges against Napoleon's vaunted French veterans. Drawing on rare letters, diaries, and memoirs, Ian Fletcher presents an insight into the daily lives of British soldiers in this momentous period and evokes such key battles and sieges as Vimiero, Talavera, Badajoz, Salamanca, Vittoria, and San Sebastian.
Main title:
Voices from the Peninsula / Ian Fletcher.
Author:
Fletcher, Ian, 1957-, author
Imprint:
London : Frontline Books, 2016.London : Frontline Books, 2016.
Collation:
256 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781848328044 (hbk)
Dewey class:
940.273410922
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2284184