Peninsular Eyewitnesses: The Experience of War in Spain and Portugal 1808-1813

by Charles J. Esdaile

Many books have been written about the British struggle against Napoleon in the Peninsula. A few recent studies have given a broader view of the ebb and flow of a long war that had a shattering impact on Spain and Portugal and marked the history of all the nations involved. But none of these books has concentrated on how these momentous events were perceived and understood by the people who experienced them. Charles Esdaile has brought together a...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1844151913
• ISBN13: 9781844151912
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.5" x 9.3"