The Peninsular War: A New History
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
The Peninsular War: A New History
By (Author) Charles Esdaile
Penguin Books Ltd
Penguin Books Ltd
2nd October 2003
2nd October 2003
United Kingdom
Classifications
General
Non Fiction
Land forces and warfare
Military institutions
Specific wars and campaigns
Early modern warfare (including gunpowder warfare)
940.27
Physical Properties
Paperback
624
Width 129mm, Height 198mm, Spine 27mm
449g
Description
This text examines the spectacular and terrible conflict, immortalised by Goya, and the arena in which Wellington and his redcoats carved out one of the greatest episodes in British military history.
Author Bio
Charles Esdaile is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Liverpool. He is the author of The Wars of Napoleon, The French Wars, 1792-1815, The Spanish Army in the Peninsular War, The Duke of Wellington and the Command of the Spanish Army, 1812-14 and Spain in the Liberal Age, 1808-1939. Married with four young children, he lives near Formby.
