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

Categorie	Geschiedenis Europa
Boeknummer	#242297
Titel	Peninsular Eyewitnesses the Experience of War in Spain and Portugal 1808 - 1813
Auteur	Esdaile, Charles
Boektype	Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij	Barnsley, Pen & Sword Books Ltd Barnsley, Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Jaar van uitgave	2008
ISBN10	1844151913
ISBN13	9781844151912
Taal	Engels
Samenvatting	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 vivid selection of contemporary accounts of every aspect of the war to create a panoramic yet minutely detailed picture of those years of turmoil. The story is told through memoirs, letters and eyewitness testimony from all sides. Instead of generals and statesmen, we mostly hear from less-well-known figures - junior officers and ordinary soldiers... (Lees verder) and civilians who recorded their immediate experience of the conflict.
Pagina's	306
Conditie	Nieuw
Prijs	€ 17,50

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