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OverviewA revealing account of what it was like to fight in Wellington's army during the Peninsular War. Wellington landed in the Iberian Peninsula in the summer of 1808 and over the next six years defeated the French occupation forces in a succession of brilliant campaigns as he defended Portugal, liberated Spain and finally invaded France. His operations helped topple Napoleon in 1814. When Napoleon escaped from Elba and regained power in March 1815 Wellington's Peninsula army had been disbanded but he combined an inferior collection of contingents into an effective fighting force. His victory at Waterloo is the British army's most famous battle. In The National Army Museum's Book of Wellington's Armies, Andrew Uffindell skilfully weaves together unpublished accounts from the museum's archive to give a comprehensive picture of the campaign. Drawing on dispatches and letters from the military commanders, officers and the ordinary soldier, the book mixes riveting descriptions of battle with stories of endurance and bravery, bringing to life the forgotten voices of Wellington's army. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Andrew UffindellPublisher: Pan Macmillan Imprint: Sidgwick & Jackson Ltd Edition: 2004 ed. Dimensions: Width: 15.30cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.740kg ISBN: 9780283073489ISBN 10: 0283073489 Pages: 384 Publication Date: 07 November 2003 Audience: College/higher education , General/trade , Tertiary & Higher Education , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Print Availability: Out of stock Table of Contents0ReviewsAuthor InformationAndrew Uffindell is the author of five previous books on the Napoleonic era, most recently Great Generals of the Napoleonic Wars and Their Battles. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |