The Peninsular War: A New History - Hardcover

Esdaile, Charles J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1403962316 ISBN 13: 9781403962317

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2003

Synopsis

At the end of the 18th century Spain remained one of the world's most powerful empires. Portugal, too, was prosperous at the time. By 1808, everything had changed. Portugal was under occupation and ravaged by famine, disease, economic problems and political instability. Spain had imploded and worse was to come. For the next six years, the peninsula was the helpless victim of others, suffering perhaps over a million deaths while troops from all over Europe tore it to pieces. Charles Esdaile's brilliant new history of the conflict makes plain the scope of the tragedy and its far-reaching effects, especially the poisonous legacy that produced the Spanish civil war of 1936-9.

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Review:

"Well written and featuring rational conclusions based on solid research, it is highly recommended..."--Lt. Col. Charles M. Minyard, Library Journal"His vigorous writing, comprehensive analysis and even-handed judgements make this an indispensable treatment..."--Publishers Weekly Annex

About the Author:

Charles Esdaile is Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Liverpool. He is the author of "The Wars of Napoleon," " The French War"s, and others. He lives in England.

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1403962316
• ISBN 13: 9781403962317
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 564