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In 1944 Ian Fletcher published his book Fields of Fire, which was the first book to show Wellington's Peninsular War battlefields in full colour. Now, almost 20 years on, he returns with a second book, The Peninsular War: Wellington's Battlefield's revisited which shows how things have changed since 1994. The beautiful photographs cover all of Wellington's major battles, and many smaller engagements also, to show them in all their glory, from the snowy Galician mountains, to the dry, dusty plain of Salamanca, and from the low rolling slopes of Albuera to the breathtaking Pyrenees. Coming as it does in the middle of the 200th anniversary of the Peninsular War, this book is a timely reminder of one of the most successful campaigns ever fought by the British Army. AUTHOR: Ian Fletcher, one of the leading authorities on the Peninsular War, is the author of over 20 books on Wellington's army and its campaigns and runs his own battlefield tour company. SELLING POINTS: . Illustrated with 145 colour photographs, this beautiful book, published to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Peninsular War, is a must for all enthusiasts of the period. . An essential companion for all visitors to the Peninsular war battlefields. . Covers all the major battles and many minor engagements. . The photographs are supported by an explanatory text. . Full Peninsular war timeline and bibliography essay. ILLUSTRATIONS: 145 colour + 2 maps *

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Excellent colour photography. It scores highly on quality, with some stunning photographs of the wild and rugged battlefields of the war. This is a very attractive book that also gives the reader a much clearer image of the Peninsular battlefields, and that thus acts as a good companion to any general history of the war. WWW.HISTORYOFWAR.ORG

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Ian Fletcher is a Fellow of the International Napoleonic Society and a leading authority on the Peninsular War and Wellington's army. Born in London in 1957, his first book, In Hell Before Daylight, was published in 1984, since when he has written or edited twenty-four others, including Galloping at Everything, The Crimean War: A Clash of Empires, and Wellington's Regiments. He worked on the BBC's Decisive Weapons series, the History Channel's Line of Fire and Sharpe's War series and Channel 4's series Revolutionary Armies. He has also appeared on Russian and Ukrainian television as part of an award-winning 4-part documentary series on the Crimean War.

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