- Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd; New Ed edition (1 July 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 184022228X
- ISBN-13: 978-1840222289
- Product Dimensions: 24.2 x 18.8 x 1.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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The Peninsular War was a war of contrasts; a war fought in the icy passes of the high Pyrenees and on the burning wastes of the Sierra Morena; a war of infinite cruelty yet remarkable courtesy; a war in which debonair British officers fought alongside ragged Spanish partisans. It began in 1808 with Napoleon at the height of his power and ended with his attempted suicide in 1814. This narrative recaptures the horror, excitement and drudgery of history's first guerilla war.
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This is one of the first books I bought on the Peninsular War, and I still think it's a great introduction to the topic. A fairly slim volume (larger format), it packs in a surprising amount of material. It covers the war basically chronologically, starting with the flight of the Portuguese royal family and ending 'in the streets of Toulouse'. Obviously every battle cannot be covered in detail. The entire period is covered as more of a continuous narrative, extensively illustrated with (black-and-white) pictures of generals, contemporary illustrations of battles, campaigns, countryside and equipment, plus diagrams of major battles. Highly readable, I'd recommend it to anyone starting out on the Peninsular war as a great overview.
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Peninsular Primer
7 Dec 2001
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Readers will find this handsome paperback an affordable introduction to the Napoleonic campaigns on the Iberian peninsula. Nicely illustrated with artwork of peninsular scenes and good basic maps, it's well-laced with quotes from participants and salted with mood-setting Napieresque purple prose. Unfortunately it suffers from Anglo-centricism, as do most English-language texts on the subject, but does refrain from the most biting criticism of Englands's Iberian allies. Nevertheless Parkinson's work is a good starting point from which to move on to the best single-volume history, David Gate's THE SPANISH ULCER (available soon in PB). I also recommend De Rocca's In The PENINSULA With a FRENCH HUSSAR, Hibbert's WHEATLEY DIARY & RIFLEMAN HARRIS (both PB), and August Schaumann's delightful On The ROAD With WELLINGTON.
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